No 1AEF were located at Manston. However, in the lower of the 2 photos (sans Wessex) the right hand Chippie looks to be wearing the typical UAS badge with coloured horizontal band. AEF badges tended to be a simple crest or logo.
My theory -
Could be the "UAS" Chippie was on loan to the AEF for some reason or it might for example have been a ex-UAS Chippie which had just been replaced by a Bulldog and sent to 1 AEF for its remaining life? The fact that the red/white Chippies don't have prominent UAS markings supports my theory.
But....didn't the AEFs themselves detatch way to other RAF Stations for their own Summer Camps?
Last edited by Fake Sealion; 25th May 2011 at 13:33.