The Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scouts Group, which is popularly known as SLAF Air Scouts commenced its activities in 1972 at SLAF premises Guwanpura, Borella with the guidance of Wg Cdr PTD De Silva who was the first Group Scout Leader of Air Scouts. Later its activities were extended to SLAF Base Katunayake in 1978 and SLAF Ekala in 2010. The SLAF Air Scouts Group is registered as the 57th Colombo, Air Scouts Group at Sri Lanka Scouts Association and functions as an Open Scouts Group.
During the vibrant history of over 40 years, it has produced 25 President Scouts (Senior Scouts) and 56 Green Cord Winners (Junior Scouts) up to now showing its success and selected as the Best Open Scout Troop by the Sri Lanka Scouts Association in 1997 in the all Island category apart from many awards won during the period at District level.
At present, the Air Scout Group is having a strength of more than 90 Junior and Senior Scouts and having a training staff comprising of three qualified wood badge holders from the Sri Lanka Scouts Association. Classes are conducted on Saturdays at SLAF Guwanpura, Katunayake and Ekala.
The Present office bearers are as FollowsGroup Scout Master - Wg Cdr ES Ponnamperuma
Senior Scout Master (Overall) - Ex WO HLMP Namunukula
Senior Scout Master (Training) - Mr. P Rohitha Steinwall
Air Scout group has following Air Scout Masters
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Colombo
1. 02297 Wg Cdr LSR Pagoda
2. 29306 Cpl BPNS Dissanayaka
3. 36545 Cpl KGA Dissanayaka
4. 43956 Lac KGMST Karunarathilaka
5. Mr PR Stainwall
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Katunayaka
1. 02048 Sqn ldr HMRK Perera
2. 02911 Flt Lt LKMKB Alawala
3. OW/01127 Fg Off HS Liyanage
4. 22070 WO SCM Chandrasekara
5. 26850 Sgt Karunarathna WMVP
6. 32620 Cpl MMS Madushan
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Ekala
1. 02441 Sqn Ldr JPA Kumara
2. 29008 Cpl PGYK Jayarathna
3. 37144 Lac Chathuranga RAT
4. 37990 Cpl WMKT Bandara
5. 43572 Lac Lakmal KPT
6. 018363 Lac Panawala PASM
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Rathmalana
1. 02138 Wg Cdr DPW Wimalawardana
2. 03040 Flt lt MAHS Parsad
3. 03075 Flt Lt PBP Withanage
4. 28115 Sgt Priyashantha
5. 28886 Sgt Jayalath JMND
6. 40814 Lac Jayalath BDUM
7. AW/3236 Lac MMB Sadamali
8. AW/3681 Lac Iresha PB
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Koggala
1. 03427 Flt Lt DHS Wijesingha
2. 13259 EX WO AJC Jayalath
3. 30107 Sgt WD Kumara
4. 35592 Cpl NDP Prasanga
5. 38505 Cpl Mahesh KKS
6. 018103 Lac Madhushanka
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Mirigama
1. 02063 Wg Cdr DNS Halahakoon
2. 31170 Sgt WRS Weragoda
3. 28024 Cpl Rohitha DMRD
4. 30540 Cpl KI Kumarasingha
5. 39842 Lac S Sanjeewa
6. 34596 Lac Prithikumara KGD
7. AW/3117 Lac NAMC Nishshanka
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Anuradhapura
1. 02009 Wg Cdr WWNYP Frenando
2. OW/01097 Flt Lt AML Arawwawala
3. 28631 Sgt Weerathunga
4. 28005 Cpl MAAI Perera
5. 43163 Lac DMDK Dissanayaka
6. 43508 Lac Asela BDY
7. VAW/01808 Lac Somarathna PPDL
Sri Lanka Air Force Air Scout Group Katukurunda
1. 03145 Flt Lt KC Weerasekara
2. 27718 Cpl De Silva TCS
3. 35437 Cpl Duminda HW
4. 33974 Lac De Silva LNPK
5. 011991 Cpl Thushara AKP
6. 45714 Lac Jayasundara
