No. 671 Squadron AAC


No. 671 Squadron AAC is squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It was previously No. 671 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

671 Squadron was formed at Bikram, Patna in British India as a glider squadron on 1 January 1945 by renumbering No. 669 Squadron RAF, with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of No. 344 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded at Kargi Road on 25 October 1945.
FromToAircraftVersion
January 1945August 1945Hadrian
January 1945August 1945de Havilland Tiger MothMk.II

FromToBase
1 January 19459 February 1945Bikram, Patna, Bihar
9 February 19453 April 1945Belgaum, Belgaum district, Karnataka
3 April 194526 August 1945Bikram, Patna, Bihar
26 August 194525 October 1945Kargi Road, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Army Air Corps

671 Squadron was formed on 1 April 1986 at Middle Wallop as part of 2 Regiment AAC (Training). From 2000 it was operated Westland Lynx AH.7's, Westland Gazelle AH.1's and Bell 212 AH.1's. It joined 7 Regiment AAC (Flying) on 1 April 2009.