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List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)

January 01, 1970

This is a list of British Army Army Air Corps aircraft units.

Wings edit

Brigades edit

Regiments edit

Current Regiments edit

Squadrons edit

Current Squadrons edit

Squadron Aircraft Unit Notes
651 Squadron 1 Regiment previously operated
the Defender
652 (Wildcat Fielding) Squadron AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 1 Regiment
653 Squadron Boeing Apache AH-64E 3 Regiment
656 Squadron Boeing Apache AH-64E 4 Regiment
658 Squadron Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
659 Squadron AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 1 Regiment
660 Squadron Eurocopter Juno HT1 No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
2 Maritime Air Wing (2 MAW)		 Training
661 Squadron AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 1 Regiment
662 Squadron Boeing Apache AH-64E 3 Regiment
663 Squadron Boeing Apache AH-64E 3 Regiment
664 Squadron Boeing Apache AH-64E 4 Regiment
668 (Trg) Squadron n/a 2 (Trg) Regiment Groundcrew Training
670 Squadron Eurocopter Juno HT1 9 Regiment Training
671 Squadron n/a 7 (Trg) Regiment Training
673 Squadron Boeing Apache AH-64E 7 (Trg) Regiment Training
674 Squadron Grob Tutor T1 Army Aviation Centre Grading
675 (The Rifles) Squadron n/a 6 Regiment Groundcrew
676 Squadron n/a 2 (Trg) Regiment Training
677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron n/a 6 Regiment Groundcrew
678 (The Rifles) Squadron n/a 6 Regiment Groundcrew
679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron n/a 6 Regiment Groundcrew

Flights edit

Current Flights edit

Flight Founded at Founded on Equipment Current
Location		 Notes
29 (BATUS)
Flight		 Suffield,
Canada		 1972 n/a British Army Training
Unit Suffield,
Canada		 5 Regiment AAC has administrative responsibility for 29 (BATUS) Flight.

Former Units edit

Former Squadrons edit

Squadron Disbandment date Last location Last regiment Last aircraft Notes
654 Squadron July 2014 [9]
655 Squadron 1 April 2014 AAC Middle Wallop 6 Regt Groundcrew
657 Squadron May 2018 RAF Odiham n/a Westland Lynx AH9A Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
665 Squadron 31 October 2024 JHC FS Aldergrove 5 Regt Westland Gazelle AH1 [10]
666 Squadron 1 April 2009 AAC Netheravon 7 Regt Gazelle AH.1
667 Squadron 2022 British Forces Brunei Bell 212 AH1/AH3 [11]
669 Squadron 31 July 2016 Dishforth Airfield 9 Regt Lynx AH.9A
672 Squadron 31 July 2016 Dishforth Airfield 9 Regt Lynx AH.9A [citation needed]

Former Flights edit

Flight Founded
at		 Founded
on		 Disbanded
at		 Disbanded
on		 Notes
1 Flight Hobart Barracks, Detmold 1957 JHC FS Aldergrove 2008 Formerly No. 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12][13]
2 Flight 1957 Netheravon 1983 Formerly No. 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
3 Flight 1958 RAF Leuchars 2009 Formerly No. 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
4 Flight Formerly No. 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
5 Flight Formerly No. 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
6 Flight 1993 RAF Shawbury 2009 Formerly No. 6 Independent/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1906 (Helicopter) Flight RAF)[14]
7 Flight Malaya 1957 British Forces
Brunei 		1 August 2021 Formerly No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
8 Flight Asia 1 September 1957 Stirling Lines 1 September 2013 Formerly No. 8 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
9 Flight 1968 Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
10 Flight Formerly No. 10 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
11 Flight 1957 Formerly No. 11 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
12 Flight 1958 Elmpt Station 2009 Formerly No. 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
13 Flight 1961 Formerly No. 13 Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
14 Flight 1957 Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
15 Flight 1959 Formerly No. 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1915 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
16 Flight 1961 Dhekelia, Cyprus 1998
17 Flight
18 Flight 1969 BAOR.[15]
20 Flight Formerly No. 20 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1900 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
21 Flight 1961 1967
22 Flight 1962
23 Flight 1969
24 Flight BAOR
25 Flight Belize 1987 British Army Training Unit Kenya September 2015 BATUK
26 Flight
27 Flight BAOR
132 Flight 1966 1974
'C' Flight (Seria, Brunei)
UNFICYP Flight AAC Cyprus 27 March
1964		 Cyprus 30 September
1994		 (Nicosia Airport, Cyprus)

Former Wings edit

Wing Founded
at		 Founded
on		 Disbanded
at		 Disbanded
on		 Notes
No. 1 Wing AAC Detmold 1958 1989
No. 2 Wing AAC Northern Ireland 1958 1989

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ "British Army Launches First Ever Aviation Brigade". Forces Net. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "1 Regt AAC (@1_Regt_AAC) / Twitter".
  3. ^ a b "Aviation | The British Army".
  4. ^ "3 Regiment Army Air Corps (@CO_3RegimentAAC) / Twitter".
  5. ^ "4 Regiment Army Air Corps (@4RegimentAAC) / Twitter".
  6. ^ "JHC FS Aldergrove | Royal Air Force".
  7. ^ "Army Air Corps | The British Army".
  8. ^ "RAF Shawbury | Royal Air Force".
  9. ^ . Forces TV. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  10. ^ "VIDEO: British Army bids farewell to 665 Squadron and final Gazelles". Key Publishing. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  11. ^ "RAF Pumas to replace Bell helicopters in Brunei and Cyprus".
  12. ^ "1901 (Air Observation Post) Flight". Helicopter History Site. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Lake 1999, p. 99.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lake 1999, p. 100.
  15. ^ Watson 2005, p. 57.

Bibliography edit

  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
  • Watson, G; Rinaldi, R (2005). The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947–2004. Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of Army Air Corps aircraft units United Kingdom news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message This is a list of British Army Army Air Corps aircraft units Contents 1 Wings 2 Brigades 3 Regiments 3 1 Current Regiments 4 Squadrons 4 1 Current Squadrons 5 Flights 5 1 Current Flights 6 Former Units 6 1 Former Squadrons 6 2 Former Flights 6 3 Former Wings 7 References 7 1 Citations 7 2 BibliographyWings editJoint Special Forces Aviation WingBrigades edit1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team 1 Regiments editCurrent Regiments edit Regiment Location Notes 1 Regiment RNAS Yeovilton HMS Heron 2 2 Training Regiment Army Aviation Centre Middle Wallop 3 3 Regiment Wattisham Flying Station 4 4 Regiment Wattisham Flying Station 5 5 Regiment JHC FS Aldergrove Northern Ireland 6 6 Regiment Reserve RHQ at Blenheim Camp 7 7 Training Regiment Army Aviation Centre Middle Wallop 3 9 Regiment RAF Shawbury 8 Squadrons editCurrent Squadrons edit Squadron Aircraft Unit Notes 651 Squadron 1 Regiment previously operatedthe Defender 652 Wildcat Fielding Squadron AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 1 Regiment 653 Squadron Boeing Apache AH 64E 3 Regiment 656 Squadron Boeing Apache AH 64E 4 Regiment 658 Squadron Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing JSFAW 659 Squadron AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 1 Regiment 660 Squadron Eurocopter Juno HT1 No 1 Flying Training School RAF2 Maritime Air Wing 2 MAW Training 661 Squadron AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 1 Regiment 662 Squadron Boeing Apache AH 64E 3 Regiment 663 Squadron Boeing Apache AH 64E 3 Regiment 664 Squadron Boeing Apache AH 64E 4 Regiment 668 Trg Squadron n a 2 Trg Regiment Groundcrew Training 670 Squadron Eurocopter Juno HT1 9 Regiment Training 671 Squadron n a 7 Trg Regiment Training 673 Squadron Boeing Apache AH 64E 7 Trg Regiment Training 674 Squadron Grob Tutor T1 Army Aviation Centre Grading 675 The Rifles Squadron n a 6 Regiment Groundcrew 676 Squadron n a 2 Trg Regiment Training 677 Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry Squadron n a 6 Regiment Groundcrew 678 The Rifles Squadron n a 6 Regiment Groundcrew 679 The Duke of Connaught s Squadron n a 6 Regiment GroundcrewFlights editCurrent Flights edit Flight Founded at Founded on Equipment CurrentLocation Notes 29 BATUS Flight Suffield Canada 1972 n a British Army TrainingUnit Suffield Canada 5 Regiment AAC has administrative responsibility for 29 BATUS Flight Former Units editFormer Squadrons edit Squadron Disbandment date Last location Last regiment Last aircraft Notes 654 Squadron July 2014 9 655 Squadron 1 April 2014 AAC Middle Wallop 6 Regt Groundcrew 657 Squadron May 2018 RAF Odiham n a Westland Lynx AH9A Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing JSFAW 665 Squadron 31 October 2024 JHC FS Aldergrove 5 Regt Westland Gazelle AH1 10 666 Squadron 1 April 2009 AAC Netheravon 7 Regt Gazelle AH 1 667 Squadron 2022 British Forces Brunei Bell 212 AH1 AH3 11 669 Squadron 31 July 2016 Dishforth Airfield 9 Regt Lynx AH 9A 672 Squadron 31 July 2016 Dishforth Airfield 9 Regt Lynx AH 9A citation needed Former Flights edit Flight Foundedat Foundedon Disbandedat Disbandedon Notes 1 Flight Hobart Barracks Detmold 1957 JHC FS Aldergrove 2008 Formerly No 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 12 13 2 Flight 1957 Netheravon 1983 Formerly No 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 13 3 Flight 1958 RAF Leuchars 2009 Formerly No 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 13 4 Flight Formerly No 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 13 5 Flight Formerly No 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 13 6 Flight 1993 RAF Shawbury 2009 Formerly No 6 Independent Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No 1906 Helicopter Flight RAF 14 7 Flight Malaya 1957 British ForcesBrunei 1 August 2021 Formerly No 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF 14 8 Flight Asia 1 September 1957 Stirling Lines 1 September 2013 Formerly No 8 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF 14 9 Flight 1968 Formerly No 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 14 10 Flight Formerly No 10 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 14 11 Flight 1957 Formerly No 11 Reconnaissance Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF 14 12 Flight 1958 Elmpt Station 2009 Formerly No 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF 14 13 Flight 1961 Formerly No 13 Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF 14 14 Flight 1957 Formerly No 14 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF 14 15 Flight 1959 Formerly No 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No 1915 Light Liaison Flight RAF 14 16 Flight 1961 Dhekelia Cyprus 1998 17 Flight 18 Flight 1969 BAOR 15 20 Flight Formerly No 20 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No 1900 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF 13 21 Flight 1961 1967 22 Flight 1962 23 Flight 1969 24 Flight BAOR 25 Flight Belize 1987 British Army Training Unit Kenya September 2015 BATUK 26 Flight 27 Flight BAOR 132 Flight 1966 1974 C Flight Seria Brunei UNFICYP Flight AAC Cyprus 27 March1964 Cyprus 30 September1994 Nicosia Airport Cyprus Former Wings edit Wing Foundedat Foundedon Disbandedat Disbandedon Notes No 1 Wing AAC Detmold 1958 1989 No 2 Wing AAC Northern Ireland 1958 1989References editCitations edit British Army Launches First Ever Aviation Brigade Forces Net Retrieved 6 May 2020 1 Regt AAC 1 Regt AAC Twitter a b Aviation The British Army 3 Regiment Army Air Corps CO 3RegimentAAC Twitter 4 Regiment Army Air Corps 4RegimentAAC Twitter JHC FS Aldergrove Royal Air Force Army Air Corps The British Army RAF Shawbury Royal Air Force 654 Squadron s Last Parade Before Disbandment Forces TV 10 February 2016 Archived from the original on 6 March 2016 Retrieved 10 February 2016 VIDEO British Army bids farewell to 665 Squadron and final Gazelles Key Publishing Retrieved 21 April 2024 RAF Pumas to replace Bell helicopters in Brunei and Cyprus 1901 Air Observation Post Flight Helicopter History Site Retrieved 6 January 2022 a b c d e f Lake 1999 p 99 a b c d e f g h i j Lake 1999 p 100 Watson 2005 p 57 Bibliography edit Lake A 1999 Flying units of the RAF Shrewsbury Airlife ISBN 1 84037 086 6 Watson G Rinaldi R 2005 The British Army in Germany An Organizational History 1947 2004 Tiger Lily Publications ISBN 0 9720296 9 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Army Air Corps aircraft units United Kingdom amp oldid 1221092352 Former flights, wikipedia, 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