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Observation Squadrons of the Royal Artillery into a new unit, the Army Air Corps.
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rocket pods in 1982, during the
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Air & Space Power 2019 Multi-Domain Operations for the Next Generation Air Force
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639:(AOP) squadrons. Twelve squadrons were raised, three of which belonged to the
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3208:"RAF chief opens state-of-the-art helicopter training facilities in Shawbury"
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aircraft for surveillance and light transport duties. The corps operated the
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A further boost in the Army Air Corps' capability came in the form of the
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3331:"Goodbye Gazelle: Helicopter retiring from Army Air Corps after 49 years"
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860:. At the beginning of 1989 the Army Air Corps structure was as follows:
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7 was introduced as the AAC's first helicopter, it was replaced by the
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2796:"UK MoD looks to transfer Army Defender and Islander aircraft to RAF"
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Below is the current structure of the Army Air Corps as of May 2023:
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List of aircraft and armaments of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
1578:. Therefore, total related Army Air Corps personnel is around 4,600.
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general purpose helicopters. The Sioux was replaced from 1973 by the
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Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft
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and is awarded battle honours. The honours awarded to the AAC are:
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3558:. Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK: Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd., 1994.
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AH.7 of the Army Air Corps taking off from a desert road south of
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The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988
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No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron, Bury St. Edmunds
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In 1957 the Glider Pilot and Parachute Corps was split, with the
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Army Flying Grading (previously the Initial Fixed Wing Flight)
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Trade Training School (Ground Crew & Maintenance Training)
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fixed wing aircraft were purchased for Afghanistan and Iraq.
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One of their most successful exploits during the war was the
667:, and the air observation post squadrons. In March 1944, the
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of the British Army. Today, there are eight regiments (seven
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3592:. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988.
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Unarmed into Battle: The Story of the Air Observation Post
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1189:, Middle Wallop, (Conversion to Type, 8x Gazelle AH.1, 8x
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No. 1 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing
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1092:, (Anti-Tank, 4x Gazelle AH.1, 12x Lynx AH.7), supported
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643:(RCAF) and each performed vital duties in many theatres.
3030:"British Army Retires Final Defender, Islander Aircraft"
1101:(V), (Territorial Army, Home Defence, 12x Gazelle AH.1)
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officers, with the assistance of RAF technicians, flew
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The Army in the Air: The History of the Army Air Corps
1978:
List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)
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List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)
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AL.1 was introduced during the 1960s along with the
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No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC
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Soldiers in the Air: The Development of Army Flying
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1007:, (Anti-Tank, 4x Gazelle AH.1, 12x Lynx AH.7 (TOW))
1001:, (Anti-Tank, 4x Gazelle AH.1, 12x Lynx AH.7 (TOW))
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937:, (Anti-Tank, 4x Gazelle AH.1, 12x Lynx AH.7 (TOW))
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900:, under operational control of Commander Aviation
816:Fixed-wing types in AAC service have included the
4884:Military units and formations established in 1942
2975:Hay, Air Cdre Nick (2019). Michell, Simon (ed.).
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3651:. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd., 1982.
3632:Parham Major General H.J. & Belfield E.M.G.
836:in a training role until its replacement by the
676:capture of the Caen canal and Orne river bridges
611:until 1 April 1918, when it was merged with the
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1588:List of active United Kingdom military aircraft
659:and the Parachute Battalions (subsequently the
3956:No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC
840:in the 1990s. The Firefly was replaced by the
684:, which occurred on 6 June 1944, prior to the
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3695:Army Air Corps group pool of images on Flickr
3282:"New Apache attack helicopter enters service"
1957:
1461:. Elementary Flying Training is delivered at
1363:British Army Training and Support Unit Belize
740:becoming an independent formation, while the
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3479:1 Regiment Army Air Corps (2 August 2021).
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1179:, Middle Wallop, (Operational Training, 12x
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3501:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
3454:"Army establishes its 1st Aviation Brigade"
1389:United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
4786:Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
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3517:"Army 2020 Reserve Structure & Basing"
2250:No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron
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1950:
1869:Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
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4889:1942 establishments in the United Kingdom
4731:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
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3700:Army Air Corps in Germany private webpage
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1878:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1572:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
4811:Educational and Training Services Branch
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2255:Aviation Specialist Group, Middle Wallop
2207:(Operational Conversion Unit for Apache)
1892:Educational and Training Services Branch
1562:Army Air Corps personnel on parade, 2011
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992:, Hobart Barracks in Detmold, supported
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607:which saw action throughout most of the
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2499:List of airfields of the Army Air Corps
1414:International Security Assistance Force
1387:, Cyprus, (4x Gazelle AH.1), supported
1374:, Canada, (4x Gazelle AH.1), supported
605:Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps
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3158:from the original on 19 September 2018
3009:. Dutch Aviation Society. 11 July 2021
2904:from the original on 14 September 2016
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2010:
1646:, previously in service, was retired.
619:. Between the wars, the army used RAF
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2691:Farrar-Hockley 1994, pp.179, 187–194.
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2509:List of Army Air Corps aircraft units
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1608:. The sole fixed-wing trainer is the
1134:; joined 9 Regiment AAC in July 1990.
635:observation aircraft under RAF-owned
435:British Forces South Atlantic Islands
3310:from the original on 23 January 2014
3057:"Zephyr – the Army Air Corps mascot"
2559:from the original on 26 October 2018
2287:
1703:
1013:, (Reconnaissance, 12x Gazelle AH.1)
984:, (Reconnaissance, 12x Gazelle AH.1)
978:, (Reconnaissance, 12x Gazelle AH.1)
3552:Farrar-Hockley, General Sir Anthony
2974:
2739:"Profile of a UK forces' mainstay."
2420:No. 16 Army Light Aircraft Squadron
2312:British Army Training Unit Suffield
2231:British Army Training Unit Suffield
2105:Bases of the Army Air Corps in 2020
1477:Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop
1467:Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop
1424:End of fixed-wing flying, 2019–2021
1376:British Army Training Unit Suffield
732:during Exercise Talon Gravis, 2019.
728:Eight Apache attack helicopters of
113:Battlefield support, reconnaissance
24:
4899:Army aviation units and formations
4741:Royal Army Physical Training Corps
4519:Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
4369:Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
4084:Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing
3154:. Royal International Air Tattoo.
3083:"Middle Wallop Airfield – History"
2983:. Essex: Global Media Partners: 75
2872:from the original on 3 August 2017
2720:from the original on 10 April 2017
2670:. New York: Simon & Schuster.
2634:
2264:Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing
2082:
1992:
1928:Royal Army Physical Training Corps
1459:UK Military Flying Training System
320:16 Air Assault Brigade Combat Team
302:, first formed in 1942 during the
25:
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4629:Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment
4444:Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
4210:Deputy Chief of the General Staff
3952:No. 678 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC
3946:No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC
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3529:from the original on 22 July 2017
3481:"651 Sqn AAC moves to 1 Regt AAC"
3329:Zubova, Xenia (24 October 2023).
3304:"Bell 212 – British Army Website"
3063:from the original on 21 June 2017
2949:Jennings, Gareth (2 April 2019).
2930:from the original on 16 June 2017
2794:Ripley, Tim (14 September 2016).
2320:
2243:RHQ/HQ Squadron, Bury St. Edmunds
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1265:Development & Trials Squadron
876:NORTHAG wartime structure in 1989
759:AH.1 during the early 1960s. The
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4721:Royal Army Chaplains' Department
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4057:No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
3807:1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team
3622:. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1967.
3087:Aircraft, Airfields and Airshows
2892:"BAOR Order of Battle July 1989"
2846:from the original on 5 June 2017
2714:"Gazelle – British Army Website"
2483:
2460:British Army Order of Precedence
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2408:
2302:No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
2298:Defence Helicopter Flying School
2116:1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team
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2009:
1991:
1984:
1835:Royal Army Chaplains' Department
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1612:, used for Army Flying Grading.
1534:No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
1532:(Battlefield Helicopter Wing of
1440:Current structure and deployment
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1062:, (16x Gazelle AH.1), supported
811:No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
761:de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
337:
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46:Cap Badge of the Army Air Corps.
27:Aviation arm of the British Army
4874:Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
4659:Special Reconnaissance Regiment
4220:Current serving senior officers
3987:No. 668 (Training) Squadron AAC
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3399:"The Eagle Spring 2020 edition"
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3188:from the original on 5 May 2021
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2468:Special Reconnaissance Regiment
1788:Special Reconnaissance Regiment
4831:Military Provost Guard Service
4634:Falkland Islands Defence Force
4619:Royal Montserrat Defence Force
4389:1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
3572:Today's British Army in Colour
3037:. Key Publishing. 12 July 2021
2842:. British Army units 1945 on.
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2186:Boeing AH-64E Version 6 Apache
2161:Boeing AH-64E Version 6 Apache
1913:Military Provost Guard Service
1669:Boeing AH-64E Version 6 Apache
1637:Boeing AH-64E Version 6 Apache
704:Second formation: 1957–present
13:
1:
4230:Structure of the British Army
4106:Army Historic Aircraft Flight
3178:"674 Sqn AAC – standing down"
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2274:Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II
1754:Guards and Parachute Division
1697:Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II
1633:Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II
1385:Nicosia International Airport
1064:Headquarters Northern Ireland
1033:Northern Ireland Regiment AAC
1029:(Wing disbanded during 1989)
904:(Wing disbanded during 1989)
770:From 1970, nearly every army
690:Ox & Bucks Light Infantry
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298:) is the aviation arm of the
4705:Honourable Artillery Company
4524:Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
3427:Ripley, Tim (6 April 2020).
3152:"Royal Air Force Grob Tutor"
3003:"Farewell Islander/Defender"
2666:Ambrose, Stephen E. (1994).
2401:
1625:Airbus Helicopters H135 Juno
1617:No. 1 Flying Training School
1553:
7:
4806:Staff and Personnel Support
4781:Royal Army Veterinary Corps
4529:Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
4245:Weapons of mass destruction
3429:"UK forms aviation brigade"
2604:Rawlings 1984, pp. 255–259.
2595:Farrar-Hockley 1994, p. 41.
2586:Farrar-Hockley 1994, p. 17.
2476:
2350:North West Europe 1944 – 45
2151:(Wildcat Fielding Squadron)
1864:Royal Army Veterinary Corps
1683:AgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1
1581:
1452:
847:
694:1st Special Service Brigade
10:
4915:
4816:Army Legal Services Branch
4514:Royal Regiment of Scotland
4394:Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
4364:Household Cavalry Regiment
4205:Chief of the General Staff
4065:Band of the Army Air Corps
3108:"Adjutant General's Corps"
2840:"Royal Army Service Corps"
2631:Jefford 2001, pp. 102–105.
2577:Farrar-Hockley 1994, p. 9.
2252:, Portsmouth/Middle Wallop
2129:RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)
1975:
1897:Army Legal Services Branch
1585:
873:
647:First formation: 1942–1949
623:. At the beginning of the
588:
577:
329:
217:Tactical Recognition Flash
4847:
4794:
4759:
4751:Royal Corps of Army Music
4713:
4677:
4646:
4599:
4583:
4562:
4504:
4461:
4452:
4377:
4344:
4335:
4300:other ranks rank insignia
4182:
4120:
4098:
4072:
4045:
4023:
4000:
3977:
3968:
3930:
3917:No. 29 (BATUS) Flight AAC
3902:
3879:
3846:
3813:
3799:
3790:
3747:
3408:. Wattisham. 1 April 2020
2622:Halley 1988, pp. 444–451.
2464:
2457:
2449:
1938:Royal Corps of Army Music
1652:In March 2024, the final
1503:2 (Training) Regiment AAC
1483:7 (Training) Regiment AAC
1444:
1321:British Army of the Rhine
1216:, two Scouts detached to
1170:School of Army Aviation,
914:in Hildesheim, supported
858:British Army of the Rhine
730:3 Regiment Army Air Corps
273:
257:
245:
233:
228:
216:
211:
200:
190:
185:
155:
137:
127:
117:
109:
99:
81:
61:
51:
39:
34:
4771:Royal Army Medical Corps
4609:Royal Gibraltar Regiment
4539:Royal Yorkshire Regiment
3777:Wattisham Flying Station
3132:THE ARMY AIR CORPS (AAC)
2744:23 December 2006 at the
2437:Australian Army Aviation
2296:(previously part of the
2190:Wattisham Flying Station
2165:Wattisham Flying Station
1883:Adjutant General's Corps
1854:Royal Army Medical Corps
1214:British Forces Hong Kong
753:Aérospatiale Alouette II
671:was added to the corps.
641:Royal Canadian Air Force
440:British Forces Gibraltar
306:by grouping the various
4776:Royal Army Dental Corps
4736:Small Arms School Corps
4624:Cayman Islands Regiment
4111:Helicopter Display Team
3685:School of Army Aviation
3137:1 February 2014 at the
3059:. Ministry of Defence.
2926:. Ministry of Defence.
1923:Small Arms School Corps
1859:Royal Army Dental Corps
1514:668 (Training) Squadron
1418:Britten-Norman Defender
1287:Berlin Infantry Brigade
943:, (Reconnaissance, 12x
830:Britten-Norman Islander
613:Royal Naval Air Service
4826:Military Provost Staff
4695:Royal Corps of Signals
4614:Royal Bermuda Regiment
4534:Royal Anglian Regiment
2647:. National Army Museum
2613:Rawlings 1984, p. 259.
2514:Joint Aviation Command
2125:AgustaWestland Wildcat
1908:Military Provost Staff
1814:Royal Corps of Signals
1629:AgustaWestland Wildcat
1576:Adjutant General Corps
1563:
1547:– Operational Training
1148:24th Airmobile Brigade
1071:, (Reconnaissance, 4x
733:
721:
680:
621:co-operation squadrons
324:Joint Aviation Command
18:British Army Air Corps
4821:Royal Military Police
4746:General Service Corps
4434:Royal Wessex Yeomanry
4404:Queen's Royal Hussars
4290:officer rank insignia
4136:United Kingdom portal
4073:Independent squadrons
4002:7 (Training) Regiment
3979:2 (Training) Regiment
3385:18 April 2013 at the
2955:Jane's Defence Weekly
2800:Jane's Defence Weekly
2491:United Kingdom portal
2340:Merville Battery 1944
2308:No. 29 (BATUS) Flight
2227:No. 29 (BATUS) Flight
1976:Further information:
1933:General Service Corps
1903:Royal Military Police
1845:Army Medical Services
1586:Further information:
1561:
1516:– Groundcrew Training
1403:AgustaWestland Apache
1368:29 (BATUS) Flight AAC
1342:British Forces Cyprus
1218:British Forces Brunei
1055:2nd Infantry Division
994:4th Armoured Division
965:3rd Armoured Division
916:1st Armoured Division
765:Agusta/Westland Sioux
742:Glider Pilot Regiment
727:
720:, Iraq, November 2003
711:
665:Air Landing Regiments
657:Glider Pilot Regiment
578:Further information:
542:United Kingdom portal
445:British Forces Brunei
430:British Forces Cyprus
162:Falkland Islands 1982
4726:Royal Logistic Corps
4554:Royal Irish Regiment
4439:Queen's Own Yeomanry
4414:King's Royal Hussars
4399:Royal Dragoon Guards
4312:National Army Museum
4099:Former display units
4090:No. 667 Squadron AAC
4080:No. 658 Squadron AAC
4053:No. 660 Squadron AAC
4033:No. 670 Squadron AAC
4015:No. 673 Squadron AAC
4010:No. 671 Squadron AAC
3992:No. 676 Squadron AAC
3912:No. 665 Squadron AAC
3894:No. 664 Squadron AAC
3889:No. 656 Squadron AAC
3871:No. 663 Squadron AAC
3866:No. 662 Squadron AAC
3861:No. 653 Squadron AAC
3838:No. 661 Squadron AAC
3833:No. 659 Squadron AAC
3828:No. 652 Squadron AAC
3823:No. 651 Squadron AAC
3647:Rawlings, John D.R.
3232:on 10 September 2017
2550:Flight International
2101:class=notpageimage|
1840:Royal Logistic Corps
1736:Royal Armoured Corps
1600:for aircraft as the
1568:Royal Logistic Corps
1252:St George's Barracks
1132:9th Infantry Brigade
1094:1st Infantry Brigade
838:Slingsby T67 Firefly
749:Saunders-Roe Skeeter
637:air observation post
471:Other ranks insignia
425:British Army Germany
378:units and formations
354:British Armed Forces
123:Approx. 150 aircraft
4678:Combat Support Arms
4654:Special Air Service
4570:Royal Gurkha Rifles
4424:Royal Tank Regiment
4235:Order of precedence
4215:Army Sergeant Major
4190:Ministry of Defence
4062:Apache Display Team
3210:. 29 February 2020.
3141:, armedforces.co.uk
2897:. Louis Vieuxbill.
2751:, 9 September 2004.
2453:Special Air Service
2443:Order of precedence
1796:Combat Support Arms
1778:Special Air Service
1330:Kingsfield Airfield
1304:Special Air Service
1128:Colchester Garrison
834:DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
206:Sir Nicholas Borton
204:Lieutenant General
195:The Prince of Wales
157:Battle honours
4700:Intelligence Corps
4591:Parachute Regiment
3931:Army reserve units
3762:RAF Barkston Heath
3570:Flack, J. (1992).
3252:"Westland Wildcat"
2806:on 13 August 2017.
2543:"World Air Forces"
2524:List of air forces
2504:Army Flying Museum
2381:Wadi al-Batin 1991
1819:Intelligence Corps
1598:designation system
1564:
1497:Conversion to type
1381:UNFICYP Flight AAC
1208:, Hong Kong, (12x
957:Salamanca Barracks
738:Parachute Regiment
734:
722:
661:Parachute Regiment
591:Royal Flying Corps
280:AS365N3 Dauphin II
201:Colonel Commandant
4861:
4860:
4843:
4842:
4839:
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4647:Other Combat Arms
4642:
4641:
4476:Coldstream Guards
4346:Household Cavalry
4195:Army Headquarters
4142:
4141:
4041:
4040:
3964:
3963:
3926:
3925:
3919:(Alberta, Canada)
3772:AAC Middle Wallop
3757:JHC FS Aldergrove
3642:978-0-948251-14-6
3588:Halley, James J.
3222:"Royal Air Force"
2977:"ISTAR evolution"
2474:
2473:
2465:Succeeded by
2334:Normandy Landings
2288:Independent units
2217:JHC FS Aldergrove
1974:
1973:
1918:
1873:
1773:
1740:Household Cavalry
1704:Command and units
1302:), supported the
1285:), supported the
1269:AAC Middle Wallop
1260:1st British Corps
1183:, activated 1989)
1172:AAC Middle Wallop
923:, (Anti-Tank, 4x
902:1st British Corps
869:AAC Middle Wallop
686:Normandy landings
653:Winston Churchill
576:
575:
487:Current equipment
409:Army Headquarters
383:current regiments
285:
284:
132:AAC Middle Wallop
16:(Redirected from
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4544:Mercian Regiment
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2294:No. 660 Squadron
2270:No. 658 Squadron
2222:No. 665 Squadron
2205:No. 653 Squadron
2200:No. 664 Squadron
2195:No. 656 Squadron
2175:No. 663 Squadron
2170:No. 662 Squadron
2149:No. 652 Squadron
2144:No. 661 Squadron
2139:No. 659 Squadron
2134:No. 651 Squadron
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1510:– Administration
1298:, Hereford, (4x
1248:664 Squadron AAC
1224:660 Squadron AAC
1202:660 Squadron AAC
1187:671 Squadron AAC
1177:670 Squadron AAC
1153:672 Squadron AAC
1124:657 Squadron AAC
1099:666 Squadron AAC
1090:656 Squadron AAC
1073:DHC-2 Beaver AOP
1060:665 Squadron AAC
1047:655 Squadron AAC
1011:669 Squadron AAC
1005:659 Squadron AAC
999:654 Squadron AAC
982:663 Squadron AAC
976:662 Squadron AAC
970:653 Squadron AAC
941:661 Squadron AAC
935:652 Squadron AAC
921:651 Squadron AAC
784:Westland Gazelle
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625:Second World War
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466:Officer insignia
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1399:
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1228:Anduki Airfield
1039:(Later renamed
929:Lynx AH.7 (TOW)
912:Tofrek Barracks
890:Hobart Barracks
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