No. 673 Squadron AAC


No. 673 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It was formerly No. 674 Squadron RAF, a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force, active during the Second World War within British India.

History

No. 673 Squadron was formed at Bikram, Patna in British India on 1 January 1945 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. 344 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements; the squadron was disbanded on 25 October 1945 at Kargi Road.

Army Air Corps

No. 673 Squadron AAC was formed at Middle Wallop, on 1 April 2009 the squadron joined 7 Regiment AAC (Flying). It was disbanded on 11 December 2020, and was reformed on 8 June 2022 with the arrival of 2 new AH-64E Apache Guardians arrived.

Aircraft operated

FromToAircraftVariant
January 1945September 1945Waco Hadrian
January 1945September 1945de Havilland Tiger MothMk.II
April 19962024AgustaWestland ApacheAH1
2024presentBoeing AH-64 ApacheAH64E

Squadron bases

FromToBase
27 January 194519 February 1945Bikram, Bihar, British India
19 February 194510 April 1945Belgaum, Karnataka, British India
10 April 194526 August 1945Bikram, Bihar, British India
26 August 194516 September 1945Tilda, Chhattisgarh, British India
16 September 194525 October 1945Kargi Road, Chhattisgarh, British India