No. 670 Squadron AAC


No. 670 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It is responsible for the Operational Conversion Phase of the Army Pilots’ Course. The Squadron is based at RAF Shawbury.
It was formerly No. 670 Squadron RAF, a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War as part of No. 229 Group RAF, South East Asia Command

History

No. 670 Squadron RAF was formed at Fatehjang, Punjab, British India on 14 December 1944 as a glider squadron, with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of No. 343 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded on 1 July 1946 at Chaklala, Punjab, British India.
FromToAircraftVersion
January 1945June 1945Hadrian
July 1945July 1946de Havilland Tiger MothMk.II
December 1945June 1946Airspeed Horsa

FromToBase
14 December 194430 May 1945Fatehjang, Punjab, British India
30 May 19451 June 1945Dhamial, Punjab, British India
1 June 194523 June 1945Basal, Punjab, British India
23 June 194526 July 1945Upper Topa Camp, Punjab, British India
26 July 19451 April 1946Fatehjang, Punjab, British India
1 April 19461 July 1946Chaklala, Punjab, British India

Army Air Corps

No. 670 Squadron AAC was formed during 1989 at Middle Wallop Airfield as part of 2 Regiment AAC (Training) performing Advanced rotary wing training with the Eurocopter Squirrel HT.2. It moved to 7 Regiment AAC (Flying) on 1 April 2009.