[en] | List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)

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

Wings

Brigades

Regiments

Current Regiments

RegimentLocationNotes
1 RegimentRNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)[2]
2 (Training) RegimentArmy Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop[3]
3 RegimentWattisham Flying Station[4]
4 RegimentWattisham Flying Station[5]
5 RegimentJHC FS Aldergrove, Northern Ireland[6]
6 Regiment (Reserve)RHQ at Blenheim Camp[7]
7 (Training) RegimentArmy Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop[3]
9 RegimentRAF Shawbury[8]

Squadrons

Current Squadrons

SquadronAircraftUnitNotes
651 Squadron1 Regimentpreviously operated
the Defender
652 (Wildcat Fielding) SquadronAgustaWestland Wildcat AH11 Regiment
653 SquadronBoeing Apache AH-64E3 Regiment
656 SquadronBoeing Apache AH-64E4 Regiment
658 SquadronEurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin IIJoint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
659 SquadronAgustaWestland Wildcat AH11 Regiment
660 SquadronEurocopter Juno HT1No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
2 Maritime Air Wing (2 MAW)		Training
661 SquadronAgustaWestland Wildcat AH11 Regiment
662 SquadronBoeing Apache AH-64E3 Regiment
663 SquadronBoeing Apache AH-64E3 Regiment
664 SquadronBoeing Apache AH-64E4 Regiment
668 (Trg) Squadronn/a2 (Trg) RegimentGroundcrew Training
670 SquadronEurocopter Juno HT19 RegimentTraining
671 Squadronn/a7 (Trg) RegimentTraining
673 SquadronBoeing Apache AH-64E7 (Trg) RegimentTraining
674 SquadronGrob Tutor T1Army Aviation CentreGrading
675 (The Rifles) Squadronn/a6 RegimentGroundcrew
676 Squadronn/a2 (Trg) RegimentTraining
677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadronn/a6 RegimentGroundcrew
678 (The Rifles) Squadronn/a6 RegimentGroundcrew
679 (The Duke of Connaught’s) Squadronn/a6 RegimentGroundcrew

Flights

Current Flights

FlightFounded atFounded onEquipmentCurrent
Location		Notes
29 (BATUS)
Flight		Suffield,
Canada		1972n/aBritish Army Training
Unit Suffield,
Canada		5 Regiment AAC has administrative responsibility for 29 (BATUS) Flight.

Former Units

Former Squadrons

SquadronDisbandment dateLast locationLast regimentLast aircraftNotes
654 SquadronJuly 2014[9]
655 Squadron1 April 2014AAC Middle Wallop6 RegtGroundcrew
657 SquadronMay 2018RAF Odihamn/aWestland Lynx AH9AJoint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
665 Squadron31 October 2024JHC FS Aldergrove5 RegtWestland Gazelle AH1[10]
666 Squadron1 April 2009AAC Netheravon7 RegtGazelle AH.1
667 Squadron2022British Forces BruneiBell 212 AH1/AH3[11]
669 Squadron31 July 2016Dishforth Airfield9 RegtLynx AH.9A
672 Squadron31 July 2016Dishforth Airfield9 RegtLynx AH.9A[citation needed]

Former Flights

FlightFounded
at		Founded
on		Disbanded
at		Disbanded
on		Notes
1 FlightHobart Barracks, Detmold1957JHC FS Aldergrove2008Formerly No. 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12][13]
2 Flight1957Netheravon1992Formerly No. 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
3 Flight1958RAF Leuchars2009Formerly No. 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
4 FlightFormerly No. 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
5 FlightFormerly No. 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
6 Flight1993RAF Shawbury2009Formerly No. 6 Independent/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1906 (Helicopter) Flight RAF)[14]
7 FlightMalaya1957British Forces
Brunei		1 August 2021Formerly No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
8 FlightAsia1 September 1957Stirling Lines1 September 2013Formerly No. 8 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
9 Flight1968Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
10 FlightFormerly No. 10 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
11 Flight1957Formerly No. 11 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
12 Flight1958Elmpt Station2009Formerly No. 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
13 Flight1961Formerly No. 13 Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
14 Flight1957Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[14]
15 Flight1959Formerly No. 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1915 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[14]
16 Flight1961Dhekelia, Cyprus1998
17 Flight
18 Flight1969BAOR.[15]
20 FlightFormerly No. 20 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1900 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
21 Flight19611967
22 Flight1962
23 Flight1969
24 FlightBAOR
25 FlightBelize1987British Army Training Unit KenyaSeptember 2015BATUK
26 Flight
27 FlightBAOR
132 Flight19661974
‘C’ Flight(Seria, Brunei)
UNFICYP Flight AACCyprus27 March
1964		Cyprus30 September
1994		(Nicosia Airport, Cyprus)

Former Wings

WingFounded
at		Founded
on		Disbanded
at		Disbanded
on		Notes
No. 1 Wing AACDetmold19581989
No. 2 Wing AACNorthern Ireland19581989

References

Citations

  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. ^ “654 Squadron’s Last Parade Before Disbandment”. 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

  • 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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org