No. 653 Squadron AAC
| No. 653 Squadron AAC | |
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| Active | 11 May 1958 – 19 Oct 1967 1 Nov 1971 – present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Army Air Corps |
| Part of | 3 Regiment Army Air Corps 16 Air Assault Brigade |
| Base | Wattisham Airfield |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Ubique Speculabundus (Translation: "The eyes of the guns are everywhere") |
| Insignia | |
| Squadron badge heraldry | In front of two gun barrels in saltire, an eagle's head affrontée erased |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | AgustaWestland Apache AH.1 |
No. 653 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps (AAC).
History
The squadron served in Aden from 9 March 1961 until 1967.
Current use
The squadron operates the Apache AH.64 from Wattisham Airfield.[1] It will be the Apache Conversion Squadron after 2015.[2]
References
- ^ "653 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
- ^ http://www.theeagleonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WattishamEagle_Autumn_2014.pdf
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