List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)

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

Wings

No. 1 Wing AAC (Last known active as of 1989)
No. 2 Wing AAC (Last known active as of 1989)

Squadrons

Current squadrons

RAF	AAC	Aircraft	Unit	Notes
651 Squadron RAF	651 Squadron AAC	Britten-Norman Defender	5 Regiment
652 Squadron RAF	652 Squadron AAC	Westland Lynx AH9a	1 Regiment
653 Squadron RAF	653 Squadron AAC	AgustaWestland Apache AH1	3 Regiment
656 Squadron RAF	656 Squadron AAC	AgustaWestland Apache AH1	4 Regiment
657 Squadron RAF	657 Squadron AAC	Westland Lynx AH9a	Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
658 Squadron RAF	658 Squadron AAC	Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II Westland Gazelle AH1	Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
659 Squadron RAF	659 Squadron AAC	Westland Lynx AH9a	9 Regiment
660 Squadron RAF	660 Squadron AAC	Eurocopter Squirrel HT.1	Defence Helicopter Flying School	Training
661 Squadron RAF	661 Squadron AAC	Westland Lynx AH9a	1 Regiment
662 Squadron RAF	662 Squadron AAC	AgustaWestland Apache AH1	3 Regiment
663 Squadron RAF	663 Squadron AAC	AgustaWestland Apache AH1	3 Regiment
664 Squadron RAF	664 Squadron AAC	AgustaWestland Apache AH1	4 Regiment
665 Squadron RAF	665 Squadron AAC	Westland Gazelle AH1	5 Regiment
667 Squadron RAF	667 (D&T) Squadron AAC	Development and Trials	HQ AAC
668 Squadron RAF	668 (Trg) Squadron AAC		2 (Trg) Regiment	Training
669 Squadron RAF	669 Squadron AAC	Westland Lynx AH9a	9 Regiment
670 Squadron RAF	670 Squadron AAC		7 (Trg) Regiment	Training
671 Squadron RAF	671 Squadron AAC	Westland Lynx AH7 Westland Gazelle AH1 Bell 212	7 (Trg) Regiment	Training
672 Squadron RAF	672 Squadron AAC	Westland Lynx AH9a	9 Regiment
673 Squadron RAF	673 Squadron AAC	AgustaWestland Apache AH1	7 (Trg) Regiment	Training
	674 Squadron AAC	Grob Tutor	Elementary Flying Training School	Training
	675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC		6 Regiment	Groundcrew
	676 Squadron AAC		2 (Trg) Regiment	Training
	677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC		6 Regiment	Groundcrew
	678 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC		6 Regiment	Groundcrew
679 Squadron RAF	679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC		6 Regiment	Groundcrew

Former squadrons

No. 660 Squadron AAC - (Shek Kong, Hong Kong)
No. 654 Squadron AAC - disbanded during July 2014.^[1]
No. 655 Squadron AAC - renamed to 675 Squadron.
No. 666 Squadron AAC - disbanded

Flights

Current flights

Flight	Founded at	Founded on	Equipment	Current Location	Notes
7 Flight	Malaya	1957	Bell 212	British Forces Brunei	Formerly No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[2]
25 Flight	Belize	1987	Bell 212	AAC Middle Wallop, UK	Part of 671 Squadron
29 (BATUS) Flight	Suffield, Canada	1972	Westland Gazelle AH.1 Westland Lynx AH.9A	British Army Training Unit Suffield, Canada

Former flights

Flight	Founded at	Founded on	Disbanded at	Disbanded on	Notes
1 Flight					Formerly No. 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[3]
2 Flight					Formerly No. 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[3]
3 Flight					Formerly No. 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[3]
4 Flight					Formerly No. 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[3]
5 Flight					Formerly No. 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[3]
6 Flight					Formerly No. 6 Independent/Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1906 (Helicopter) Flight RAF)^[2]
8 Flight	Asia	1 September 1957	Credenhill Barracks	1 September 2013	Formerly No. 8 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[2]
9 Flight					Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[2]
10 Flight					Formerly No. 10 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[2]
11 Flight					Formerly No. 11 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[2]
12 Flight					Formerly No. 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[2]
13 Flight					Formerly No. 13 Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[2]
14 Flight					Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[2]
15 Flight					Formerly No. 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1915 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[2]
16 Flight
17 Flight
18 Flight					BAOR
20 Flight					Formerly No. 20 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1900 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[3]
21 Flight
22 Flight
23 Flight
24 Flight
26 Flight
27 Flight
'C' Flight					(Seria, Brunei)
UNFICYP Flight AAC	Cyprus	27 March 1964	Cyprus	30 September 1994	(Nicosia Airport, Cyprus)

References

Citations

↑ "654 Squadron's Last Parade Before Disbandment". Forces TV. 10 February 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Lake 1999, p. 100.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Lake 1999, p. 99.

Bibliography

Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.

Army Air Corps (units)

Airfields

Regular units

1 Regiment	No. 652 Squadron AAC No. 661 Squadron AAC

3 Regiment	No. 653 Squadron AAC No. 662 Squadron AAC No. 663 Squadron AAC

4 Regiment	No. 656 Squadron AAC No. 664 Squadron AAC

5 Regiment	No. 651 Squadron AAC No. 665 Squadron AAC

9 Regiment	No. 659 Squadron AAC No. 669 Squadron AAC No. 672 Squadron AAC

Army reserve units

6 Regiment	No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC No. 678 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC

Training units

2 (Training) Regiment	No. 668 (Training) Squadron AAC No. 676 Squadron AAC

7 (Training) Regiment	No. 670 Squadron AAC No. 671 Squadron AAC No. 673 Squadron AAC No. 25 Flight AAC (Kenya)

Other

660 Squadron AAC (Defence Helicopter Flying School)
667 Squadron AAC (Development and Trials)
674 Squadron AAC (Defence Elementary Flying Training School)
Army Historic Aircraft Flight
The Band Of The Army Air Corps
Army Flying Grading
Blue Eagles Display Team
The Army Air Corps Parachute Display Team

Independent Flights

No. 7 Flight AAC (Brunei)
No. 29 (BATUS) Flight AAC (Alberta, Canada)

Independent Squadrons

657 Squadron (RAF Odiham) (Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW))
658 Squadron (Credenhill Barracks) (JSFAW)

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