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[2]
2 (Training) RegimentArmy 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

Current Squadrons
AACAircraftUnitNotes
652 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Wildcat AH.11 Regiment
653 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Apache AH.1 / Boeing Apache AH-64E3 Regiment
656 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Apache AH.1 / Boeing Apache AH-64E4 Regiment
658 Squadron AACEurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin IIJoint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
659 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Wildcat AH.11 Regiment
660 Squadron AACEurocopter Juno HT.1No. 1 Flying Training School RAF/ 9 RegimentTraining
661 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Wildcat AH.11 Regiment
662 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Apache AH.1 / Boeing Apache AH-64E3 Regiment
663 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Apache AH.1 / Boeing Apache AH-64E3 Regiment
664 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Apache AH.1 / Boeing Apache AH-64E4 Regiment
665 Squadron AACWestland Gazelle AH.15 Regiment
668 (Trg) Squadron AACn/a2 (Trg) RegimentTraining
670 Squadron AAC9 RegimentTraining
671 Squadron AACWestland Gazelle AH.1
Bell 212		7 (Trg) RegimentTraining
673 Squadron AACAgustaWestland Apache AH.1 / Boeing Apache AH-64E7 (Trg) RegimentTraining
674 Squadron AACTutorSchool of Army AviationGrading
675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC6 RegimentGroundcrew
676 Squadron AACn/a2 (Trg) RegimentTraining
677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC6 RegimentGroundcrew
678 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC6 RegimentGroundcrew
679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC6 RegimentGroundcrew

Flights

Current Flights
FlightFounded atFounded onEquipmentCurrent
Location		Notes
25 FlightBelize19873 x Bell 212British Army Training Unit Kenya
29 (BATUS)
Flight		Suffield,
Canada		1972Westland Gazelle AH.1British 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 OdihamWestland Lynx AH9aJoint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
660 SquadronSek Kong, Hong Kong
666 Squadron
667 Squadron 2022 British Forces Brunei Bell 212 AH1/AH3 [10]
669 Squadron31 July 2016Dishforth Airfield9 RegtLynx AH.9A
672 Squadron31 July 2016Dishforth Airfield9 RegtLynx AH.9A

Former Flights
FlightFounded
at		Founded
on		Disbanded
at		Disbanded
on		Notes
1 FlightHobart Barracks, Detmold1957JHCFS Aldergrove2008Formerly No. 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[11][12]
2 Flight1957Netheravon1983Formerly No. 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12]
3 Flight1958RAF Leuchars2009Formerly No. 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12]
4 FlightFormerly No. 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12]
5 FlightFormerly No. 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12]
6 Flight1993RAF Shawbury2009Formerly No. 6 Independent/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1906 (Helicopter) Flight RAF)[13]
7 Flight Malaya 1957 British Forces
Brunei		 1 August 2021 Formerly No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[13]
8 FlightAsia1 September 1957Stirling Lines1 September 2013Formerly No. 8 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
9 Flight1968Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
10 FlightFormerly No. 10 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
11 Flight1957Formerly No. 11 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[13]
12 Flight1958Elmpt Station2009Formerly No. 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[13]
13 Flight1961Formerly No. 13 Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[13]
14 Flight1957Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[13]
15 Flight1959Formerly No. 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1915 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[13]
16 Flight1961Dhekelia, Cyprus1998
17 Flight
18 Flight1969BAOR.[14]
20 FlightFormerly No. 20 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1900 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12]
21 Flight19611967
22 Flight1962
23 Flight1969
24 FlightBAOR
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. "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. "https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/raf-pumas-to-replace-bell-helicopters-in-brunei-and-cyprus/147239.article". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  11. "1901 (Air Observation Post) Flight". Helicopter History Site. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. Lake 1999, p. 99.
  13. Lake 1999, p. 100.
  14. 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.
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