112. RAF Affiliation No.1 AIDU

Most Livery Companies have RAF affiliations. Ours is with the No.1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit at RAF Northolt. A good proportion of the World’s aircraft documentation is produced here, in paper and electronic format. Wing Commander Roger Flynn and his team hosted Conservators on 3 June and gave an impressive illustration of the collection, use and distribution of aeronautical information to make flying safer.

We then left for the Battle of Britain Bunker at Uxbridge, the home of Fighter Command’s No.11 Group from 1939 to 1958, where the actions of hurricanes and spitfires from seven RAF stations in the South-East were coordinated during the Battle. The control room is set for 15 September 1940. Worth a visit on an Open Day, lots of steps though.