List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom) explained

This is a list of British Army Army Air Corps aircraft units.

Wings

• Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing

Brigades

• 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team^[1]

Regiments

Current Regiments

Regiment	Location	Notes
		[2]
	Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop Flying Station	[3]
3 Regiment	Wattisham Flying Station	[4]
4 Regiment	Wattisham Flying Station	[5]
5 Regiment	Middle Wallop Flying Station	[6]
6 Regiment (Reserve)	RHQ at Middle Wallop Flying Station	[7]
7 (Training) Regiment	Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop Flying Station
9 Regiment	RAF Shawbury	[8]

Squadrons

Current Squadrons

Squadron	Aircraft	Unit	Notes
		1 Regiment	previously operated the Defender
		1 Regiment
	Boeing Apache AH-64E	3 Regiment
	Boeing Apache AH-64E	4 Regiment
		Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
		1 Regiment
		No. 1 Flying Training School RAF 2 Maritime Air Wing (2 MAW)	Training
		1 Regiment
	Boeing Apache AH-64E	3 Regiment
	Boeing Apache AH-64E	3 Regiment
	Boeing Apache AH-64E	4 Regiment
	n/a	2 (Trg) Regiment	Groundcrew Training
		9 Regiment	Training
	n/a	7 (Trg) Regiment	Training
	Boeing Apache AH-64E	7 (Trg) Regiment	Training
		Army Aviation Centre	Grading
	n/a	6 Regiment	Groundcrew
	n/a	2 (Trg) Regiment	Training
677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron	n/a	6 Regiment	Groundcrew
	n/a	6 Regiment	Groundcrew

Former Units

Former Squadrons

Squadron	Disbandment date	Last location	Last regiment	Last aircraft	Notes
	July 2014				[9]
	1 April 2014		6 Regt		Groundcrew
	May 2018	RAF Odiham	n/a	Westland Lynx AH9A	Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW)
	31 October 2024		5 Regt	Westland Gazelle AH1	[10]
	1 April 2009	AAC Netheravon	7 Regt	Gazelle AH.1
	2022			Bell 212 AH1/AH3	[11]
	31 July 2016		9 Regt	Lynx AH.9A
	31 July 2016	Dishforth Airfield	9 Regt	Lynx AH.9A
678 (The Rifles) Squadron	n/a		6 Regiment		Groundcrew (Reserve)

Former Flights

Flight	Founded at	Founded on	Disbanded at	Disbanded on	Notes
	Hobart Barracks, Detmold	1 September 1957		2008	Formerly No. 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[12]
2 Flight		1 September 1957	Netheravon	1992	Formerly No. 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
3 Flight		1 September 1957	RAF Leuchars	2009	Formerly No. 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
4 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
5 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
6 Flight		1 September 1957 1993	RAF Shawbury	2009	Formerly No. 6 Independent Depot/Liaison Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1906 (Helicopter) Flight RAF)
	Malaya	1 September 1957		1 August 2021	Formerly No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF) (Formerly: No. 1907 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
	Asia	1 September 1957		1 September 2013	Formerly No. 8 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
9 Flight		1 September 1957 1968			Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
10 Flight		1 September 1957			Formerly No. 10 Reconnaissance Flight AAC (Formerly: No. 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)

|-| 11 Flight || || 1 September 1957 || || || Formerly No. 11 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF)|-| 12 Flight || || 1 September 1957 || Elmpt Station || 2009 || Formerly No. 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF)|-| 13 Flight || || 1 September 1957
1961 || || || Formerly No. 13 Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF)|-| 14 Flight || || 1 September 1957 || || || Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)|-| 15 Flight || || 1 September 1957
1959 || || || Formerly No. 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1915 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)
(Formerly: No. 1915 Light Liaison Flight RAF)|-| 16 Flight || || 1961 || Dhekelia, Cyprus || 1998 |||-| 17 Flight || || || || |||-| 18 Flight || || 1969 || || || BAOR.|-| 20 Flight || || || || || Formerly No. 20 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC
(Formerly: No. 1900 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)|-| 21 Flight || || 1961 || || 1967 || |-| 22 Flight || || || || 1962 || |-| 23 Flight || || 1969 || || || |-| 24 Flight || || || || || BAOR|-| 25 Flight || Belize || 1987 || British Army Training Unit Kenya || September 2015 || BATUK|-| 26 Flight || || || || || |-| 27 Flight || || || || || BAOR|-|No. 29 (BATUS) Flight || Suffield,
Canada || 1972 || British Army Training Unit Suffield, Canada || Placed in suspended animation
in October 2021.^[13] || 5 Regiment AAC had administrative responsibility for 29 (BATUS) Flight.|-| 132 Flight || || 1966 || || 1974 || |-| 'C' Flight || || || || || (Seria, Brunei)|-| UNFICYP Flight || Cyprus || 27 March
1964 || Cyprus || 30 September 1994 || (Nicosia Airport, Cyprus)|}

Former Wings

Wing	Founded at	Founded on	Disbanded at	Disbanded on	Notes
	Detmold	1958		1989
	Northern Ireland	1958		1989

References

Bibliography

• Book: Sturtivant. Ray. Hamlin. John. Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 . 2007 . Air-Britain (Historians). Tonbridge, UK. 978-0851-3036-59.
• Book: Watson . G. Rinaldi . R . The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947–2004 . 2005 . Tiger Lily Publications . 0-9720296-9-9. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: British Army Launches First Ever Aviation Brigade. Forces Net. 6 May 2020.
2. Web site: 1 Regt AAC (@1_Regt_AAC) / Twitter .
3. Web site: Aviation The British Army .
4. Web site: 3 Regiment Army Air Corps (@CO_3RegimentAAC) / Twitter .
5. Web site: 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (@4RegimentAAC) / Twitter .
6. Web site: JHC FS Aldergrove Royal Air Force .
7. Web site: Army Air Corps The British Army .
8. Web site: RAF Shawbury Royal Air Force .
9. Web site: 654 Squadron's Last Parade Before Disbandment. Forces TV. 10 February 2016. 10 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306010009/http://forces.tv/60545910. 6 March 2016. dead.
10. Web site: VIDEO: British Army bids farewell to 665 Squadron and final Gazelles. Key Publishing. 21 April 2024.
11. Web site: RAF Pumas to replace Bell helicopters in Brunei and Cyprus .
12. Web site: 1901 (Air Observation Post) Flight. Helicopter History Site. 6 January 2022.
13. Web site: 20241128 FOI22256 response.pdf . 2024-11-30 . www.whatdotheyknow.com.