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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]
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 Section (Cyprus) [43] Dhekelia: Jun 1962: Dhekelia: Mar 1964: Auster AOP.9 & Sioux AH.1: Formerly No. 10 Reconnaissance Flight AAC [43] Became Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, the Green Jackets [85] Light Aircraft Pilot: Ogle Airstrip, British Guiana (near Georgetown) 1966: Ogle Airstrip: Oct 1966: Cessna 185B Skywagon [92] Army Air ...
7 Army Aviation Regiment was formed c. 1969 at Airfield Camp, Netheravon. [1] In 1971, the regiment was renamed to 7 Regiment Army Air 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]
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No. 654 Squadron AAC (654 Sqn) is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps (AAC) that is currently the Headquarters Squadron for 4 Regt AAC.It was formerly No. 654 Squadron RAF, a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
6 Regiment was formed on 2 July 2006 at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.It is the only reserves regiment of the Army Air Corps. [2] The regiment was initially formed as an attack helicopter ground crew regiment, providing attack helicopter support to the regular Army Air Corps regiments at Wattisham Flying Station. [3]
No. 653 Squadron RAF was formed at RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire, the home of Army co-operation, on 20 June 1942 and moved to Farnborough the following month. [4] Originally equipped with de Havilland Tiger Moths, the Squadron later re-armed with Taylorcraft Auster Mk Is. Training commenced with Eastern Command and exercises were carried out with 12 Corps and with 45, 46 and 53 Divisions.