List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)
This is a list of British Army Army Air Corps aircraft units.
Current units
Wings
Brigades
Squadrons
| Squadron | Formed at | Formed on | Current aircraft | Unit | Role | Notes |
| 651 Squadron | Feltwell ? | 1 Sept 1957 1 Nov 1971 | n/a | 1 Regiment | previously operated the Defender | |
| 652 (Wildcat Fielding) Squadron | Germany | October 1969 | AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | 1 Regiment | Aviation Reconnaissance | Became 3 Division Army Aviation HQ 1966 |
| 653 Squadron | Kermia, Cyprus ? ? | 11 May 1958 1 Nov 1971 Dec 1977 | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 3 Regiment | Aviation Attack | |
| 656 Squadron | Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur Sek Kong Farnborough | 1 Sept 1957 Dec 1969 1978 | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 4 Regiment | Aviation Attack | |
| 658 Squadron | Germany Netheravon ? | 1 Nov 1971 Apr 1978 ? | Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II | Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing | Special Forces Support | |
| 659 Squadron | Germany | 1 Nov 1971 | AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | 1 Regiment | Aviation Reconnaissance | |
| 660 Squadron | Netheravon Sek Kong ? | 10 Nov 1969 1 Aug 1978 ? | Eurocopter Juno HT1 | No. 1 Flying Training School RAF 2 Maritime Air Wing | Training | Topcliffe First unit to operate the Gazelle AH.1 Disbanded Formerly No. 11 Flight AAC - Sioux AH.1 & Scout AH.1 Formerly No. 660 Aviation Squadron AAC Disbanded 20 Dec 1993 |
| 661 Squadron | Germany | 1 Nov 1978 | AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | 1 Regiment | Aviation Reconnaissance | |
| 662 Squadron | Germany | 1 Nov 1971 | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 3 Regiment | Aviation Attack | |
| 663 Squadron | Netheravon | 2 Mar 1970 | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 3 Regiment | Aviation Attack | Belize Airfield, British Honduras - Sioux AH.1 Formerly No. 663 Aviation Squadron AAC |
| 664 Squadron | Farnborough | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 4 Regiment | Aviation Attack | Belize Airfield, Belize - Sioux AH.1 | |
| 668 (Training) Squadron | ? ? | Dec 1969 ? | n/a | 2 Regiment | Groundcrew Training | Disbanded |
| 670 Squadron | Eurocopter Juno HT1 | 9 Regiment | Training | |||
| 671 Squadron | n/a | 7 Regiment | Training | |||
| 673 Squadron | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 7 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 Regiment | Training | |||
| 677 Squadron | n/a | 6 Regiment | Groundcrew | |||
| 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron | n/a | 6 Regiment | Groundcrew |
Former Units
Other units
- The Light Aircraft School RAF became the Army Air Corps Centre
- Air Platoon, Irish Guards - Sioux AH.1
- Air Platoon, Scots Guards - Sioux AH.1
- Air Squadron, Scots Dragoon Guards - Sioux AH.1 - Harewood Barracks, Herford - Long Kesh & Long Kesh
- Air Squadron, 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards - Auster AOP.6 and Skeeter AOP.12 at Aldergrove then Sioux AH.1, moved to Aden
- * Air Troop - Skeeter AOP.12, Auster AOP.6 then Sioux AH.1
- Air Troop, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards - Sioux AH.1 to NI from Aden - to BAOR then disbanded
- Air Squadron, Life Guards - Sioux AH.1
- Air Squadron, 14th/20th Hussars - Sioux AH.1
- Air Squadron, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars - Omagh - became No. 3 Flight AAC on 1 May 1976
- Air Troop, 10th Royal Hussars - Sioux AH.1
- Air Squadron, 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers - Sioux AH.1 - NI - Omagh - departed NI
- Air Squadron, 17th/21st Lancers - Sioux AH.1 at Aldergrove, NI - Det at Ballykelly - squadron moved to Lisanelly Barracks - moved to Germany
- Air Squadron, 1st Royal Tank Regiment - Sioux AH.1
- Air Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment - Auster AOP.9 - Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh
- Air Squadron, 4th Royal Tank Regiment - Auster AOP.9
- * Air Troop - Falaise Airfield, Little Aden - Auster AOP.9
- Air Squadron, 5th Royal Tank Regiment
- * Air Troop - Seremban
- * Air Troop - Brunei Airport
- Air Platoon, 40 Commando RM
- Air Troop, 42 Commando RM
- Air Troop, 45 Commando RM - Sioux AH.1
- Salerno Flight, 41 Commando
- Montforterbrook Flight, 45 Commando
- Kangaw Flight, 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron - Sioux AH.1 in NI
- Air Platoon, the Northumberland Fusiliers - Sioux AH.1
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion King's Somerset Light Infantry - Sioux AH.1
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire - Ballykinler, Ballykelly, NI then UK
- Air Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment - Auster AOP.9 - became Infantry Air Platoon Cyprus
- Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, the Green Jackets - Auster AOP.9 - previously Army Air Corps Section
- Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry - disbanded April 1969
- Air OP Troop, 1 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - Sioux AH.1
- Air OP Troop, 4 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1
- Air OP Troop, 14 Light Regiment RA - disbanded November 1969
- Air OP Troop, 19 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1
- Air OP Troop, 25 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1
- Air OP Troop, 40 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1
- Air OP Troop, 45 Light Regiment RA
- Air OP Troop, 49 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1
- Air OP Troop, 95 Commando Light Regiment RA
- Air Troop, 249 Signals Squadron Disbanded March 1969
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders - Scout AH.1
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles - Sioux AH.1 - Seria, Brunei
- Air Platoon, 6th Gurkha Rifles - Sek Kong
- Air Platoon, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Gurkha Rifles
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles - Sioux AH.1
- 30 Flight RASC - Beaver AL.1 - became 130 Flight RCT
- 130 Flight RCT - Beaver AL.1 - Middle Wallop
- 28 ANZUK Aviation Squadron - Sioux AH.1
- RE Air Troop, Jungle Warfare School, Johore - became 11 Flight AAC - Sioux AH.1
- Infantry Air Platoon Cyprus - Dhekelia - Sioux AH.1 - previously Air Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment - became No. 16 Aviation Flight AAC
Deployments
Cyprus
Flights that supported the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus between 27 March 1964 and 15 August 1966:- 19 and 21 Flight's
- 3 Flight
- 6 Flight
- 21 Flight
- AOP Troop, 4 Light Regiment RA