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