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

SquadronFormed
at
Formed
on
Current aircraftUnitRoleNotes
651 SquadronFeltwell
?
1 Sept 1957
1 Nov 1971
n/a1 Regimentpreviously operated the Defender
652 (Wildcat Fielding) SquadronGermanyOctober 1969AgustaWestland Wildcat AH11 RegimentAviation ReconnaissanceBecame 3 Division Army Aviation HQ 1966
653 SquadronKermia, Cyprus
?
?
11 May 1958
1 Nov 1971
Dec 1977
Boeing Apache AH-64E3 RegimentAviation Attack
656 SquadronNoble Field, Kuala Lumpur
Sek Kong
Farnborough
1 Sept 1957
Dec 1969
1978
Boeing Apache AH-64E4 RegimentAviation Attack
658 SquadronGermany
Netheravon
?
1 Nov 1971
Apr 1978
?
Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin IIJoint Special Forces Aviation Wing Special Forces Support
659 SquadronGermany1 Nov 1971AgustaWestland Wildcat AH11 RegimentAviation Reconnaissance
660 SquadronNetheravon
Sek Kong
?
10 Nov 1969
1 Aug 1978
?
Eurocopter Juno HT1No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
2 Maritime Air Wing
TrainingTopcliffe
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 SquadronGermany1 Nov 1978AgustaWestland Wildcat AH11 RegimentAviation Reconnaissance
662 SquadronGermany1 Nov 1971Boeing Apache AH-64E3 RegimentAviation Attack
663 SquadronNetheravon2 Mar 1970Boeing Apache AH-64E3 RegimentAviation AttackBelize Airfield, British Honduras - Sioux AH.1
Formerly No. 663 Aviation Squadron AAC
664 SquadronFarnboroughBoeing Apache AH-64E4 RegimentAviation AttackBelize Airfield, Belize - Sioux AH.1
668 (Training) Squadron?
?
Dec 1969
?
n/a2 RegimentGroundcrew TrainingDisbanded
670 SquadronEurocopter Juno HT19 RegimentTraining
671 Squadronn/a7 RegimentTraining
673 SquadronBoeing Apache AH-64E7 RegimentTraining
674 SquadronGrob Tutor T1Army Aviation CentreGrading
675 (The Rifles) Squadronn/a6 Regiment Groundcrew
676 Squadronn/a2 RegimentTraining
677 Squadronn/a6 Regiment Groundcrew
679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadronn/a6 Regiment Groundcrew

Former Units

Other units

; Integrated Flight Scheme units:
  • 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

Northern Ireland

;Deployed squadrons to Northern Ireland during the Troubles: