List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)

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

Wings

Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing

Brigades

1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team^[1]

Regiments

Current Regiments

Regiment	Location	Notes
1 Regiment	RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)	^[2]
2 (Training) Regiment	Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop Flying Station	^[3]
3 Regiment	Wattisham Flying Station	^[4]
4 Regiment	Wattisham Flying Station	^[5]
5 Regiment	Middle Wallop Flying Station	^[6]
6 Regiment (Reserve)	RHQ at Middle Wallop Flying Station	^[7]
7 (Training) Regiment	Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop Flying Station	^[3]
9 Regiment	RAF Shawbury	^[8]

Squadrons

Current Squadrons

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
679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron	n/a	6 Regiment	Groundcrew

Former Units

Former Squadrons

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]}
678 (The Rifles) Squadron	n/a		6 Regiment		Groundcrew (Reserve)

Former Flights

Flight	Founded at	Founded on	Disbanded at	Disbanded on	Notes
1 Flight	Hobart Barracks, Detmold	1 September 1957	JHC FS Aldergrove	2008	Formerly No. 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[12]^[13]
2 Flight		1 September 1957	Netheravon	1992	Formerly No. 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[13]
3 Flight		1 September 1957	RAF Leuchars	2009	Formerly No. 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[13]
4 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[13]
5 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[13]
6 Flight		1 September 1957 1993	RAF Shawbury	2009	Formerly No. 6 Independent Depot/Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1906 (Helicopter) Flight RAF)^[13]
7 Flight	Malaya	1 September 1957	British Forces Brunei	1 August 2021	Formerly No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF) (Formerly: No. 1907 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[13]
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)^[13]
9 Flight		1 September 1957 1968			Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[13]
10 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 10 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[13]}
11 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 11 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[13]
12 Flight		1 September 1957	Elmpt Station	2009	Formerly No. 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[13]
13 Flight		1 September 1957 1961			Formerly No. 13 Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF)^[13]
14 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)^[14]
15 Flight		1 September 1957 1959			Formerly No. 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1915 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF) (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 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
No. 29 (BATUS) Flight	Suffield, Canada	1972	British Army Training Unit Suffield, Canada	Placed in suspended animation in October 2021.^[16]	5 Regiment AAC had administrative responsibility for 29 (BATUS) Flight.
132 Flight		1966		1974
'C' Flight					(Seria, Brunei)
UNFICYP Flight	Cyprus	27 March 1964	Cyprus	30 September 1994	(Nicosia Airport, Cyprus)

Former Wings

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

Citations

^ "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 ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 130.
^ ^a ^b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 131.
^ Watson 2005, p. 57.
^ "20241128 FOI22256 response.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

Bibliography

Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
Watson, G; Rinaldi, R (2005). The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947–2004. Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9.

[1] "British Army Launches First Ever Aviation Brigade". Forces Net. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

[2] "1 Regt AAC (@1_Regt_AAC) / Twitter".

[:0-3] "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] "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.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlin2007130-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 130.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlin2007131-14] Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 131.

[FOOTNOTEWatson200557-15] Watson 2005, p. 57.

[16] "20241128 FOI22256 response.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

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