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The strength of the Army Air Corps is about 2,000 regular personnel, of which 500 are officers. However, the AAC draws an additional 2,600 personnel from the Royal Logistic Corps, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and the Adjutant General's Corps. [29] Therefore, total related Army Air Corps personnel is around 4,600. [30]
This is a list of airfields of the military aviation division of the British Army, the Army Air Corps, from 1 September 1957. This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Saunders-Roe Skeeter – First helicopter used by Army Air Corps [15] Sud Aviation Alouette II [16] Westland Lynx [17] Westland Scout [18] Westland Sioux [19] Bell 212 – Used by 25 Flight AAC at British Army Training Unit Kenya; Airbus H135 [20] – was to replace the Gazelle in the surveillance role. However, the MoD decided that they were ...
Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, the Green Jackets - Auster AOP.9 (March 1964) - previously Army Air Corps Section (Cyprus) [10] Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry - disbanded April 1969 [21] Air OP Troop, 1 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - Sioux (1965) [107] Air OP Troop, 4 Light Regiment RA - Sioux (1966) [120]
The 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team is an aviation formation of the British Army. [3] Most of its units are from the Army Air Corps (AAC). It was stood up on 1 April 2020 by combining the Wattisham Flying Station Headquarters (WFS HQ), formerly the Attack Helicopter Force (AHF) at Wattisham and the Aviation Reconnaissance Force at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton.
Army Air Corps airfield: Code: MW: Site information; Owner: Ministry of Defence: Operator: British Army: Controlled by: Army Air Corps: Site history; Built: 1939 () /40: In use: Royal Air Force (April 1940–1945 and 1946–1957) Fleet Air Arm (1945–1946) Army Air Corps (1957 – present) Battles/wars: European theatre of World War II Cold ...
6 Regiment Army Air Corps is the sole Army Reserve regiment of the British Army Air Corps (AAC). The regiment consists of four Squadrons based around the south of the UK. 6 Regiment provides soldiers trained to assist Joint Aviation Command on exercise and operations both in the UK and worldwide. The regiment provides support to support and ...
7 Army Aviation Regiment was formed c. 1969 at Airfield Camp, Netheravon. [1] In 1971, the regiment was renamed to 7 Regiment Army Aviation Corps. [1] During its time as a regular unit, the following squadrons and flights were part of the regiment: 651 Squadron, 658 Squadron, 2 Flight and 8 Flight. [1] 658 Squadron had reformed c. 1982. [7]