Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  KAMINSKY ANDREW F
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP. [ARX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP, 35 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PLAINVIEW, NY 11803		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 65,000
I
See Note (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KAMINSKY ANDREW F
C/O AEROFLEX HOLDING CORP
35 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD
PLAINVIEW, NY 11803		       Vice President  

Signatures

/s/ Andrew F. Kaminsky 11/21/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These shares of Common Stock are held directly by VGG Holding LLC ("VGG") and are owned indirectly by the Reporting Person by virtue of the Reporting Person's Class B-1 membership interests in VGG. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company operating agreement governing VGG, the holders of Class B-1 membership interests are entitled to receive a percentage of all distributions, if any, made by VGG after (x) the holders of Class A membership interests in VGG have received a return of their invested capital plus a 12% per annum internal rate of return (compounded annually) on their invested capital, and (y) certain members of Aeroflex Holding Corp.'s management that received Class A interests in VGG for their capital contributions to VGG have received a special distribution in the aggregate amount of approximately $3.2 million, together with a 12% per annum internal rate of return (compounded annually).

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