List of Army Air Corps aircraft units (United Kingdom)
Army Air Corps aircraft unit directory
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This is a list of British Army Army Air Corps aircraft units.
Current units
Wings
- Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (Tri service)
Brigades
Regiments
| Regiment | Formed at | Formed on | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Regiment | RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) | [2] | ||
| 2 (Training) Regiment | Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop Flying Station | [3] | ||
| 3 Regiment | Wattisham Flying Station | [4] | ||
| 4 Regiment | Wattisham Flying Station | [5] | ||
| 5 Regiment | 1979[6] | Middle Wallop Flying Station | [7] | |
| 6 Regiment (Reserve) | RHQ at Middle Wallop Flying Station | [8] | ||
| 7 (Training) Regiment | Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop Flying Station | [3] | ||
| 9 Regiment | RAF Shawbury | [9] |
Squadrons
| Squadron | Formed at | Formed on | Current aircraft | Unit | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 Squadron | Feltwell ? | 1 Sept 1957 1 Nov 1971[10] | n/a | 1 Regiment | previously operated the Defender[11] | |
| 652 (Wildcat Fielding) Squadron | Germany | October 1969[10] | AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | 1 Regiment | Aviation Reconnaissance | Became 3 Division Army Aviation HQ 1966[10] |
| 653 Squadron | Kermia, Cyprus[12] ? ? | 11 May 1958[10] 1 Nov 1971[10] Dec 1977[10] | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 3 Regiment | Aviation Attack | |
| 656 Squadron | Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur Sek Kong Farnborough | 1 Sept 1957 Dec 1969[13] 1978[14] | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 4 Regiment | Aviation Attack | |
| 658 Squadron | Germany Netheravon ? | 1 Nov 1971[14] Apr 1978[14] ? | Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II | Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW) | Special Forces Support | |
| 659 Squadron | Germany | 1 Nov 1971[15] | AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | 1 Regiment | Aviation Reconnaissance | |
| 660 Squadron | Netheravon Sek Kong ? | 10 Nov 1969[15] 1 Aug 1978 ? | Eurocopter Juno HT1 | No. 1 Flying Training School RAF 2 Maritime Air Wing (2 MAW) | Training | Topcliffe (Apr 1970)[15] First unit to operate the Gazelle AH.1 (6 July 1974)[16] Disbanded (Dec 1977) Formerly No. 11 Flight AAC - Sioux AH.1 & Scout AH.1[17] Formerly No. 660 Aviation Squadron AAC[18] Disbanded 20 Dec 1993[19] |
| 661 Squadron | Germany | 1 Nov 1978[15] | AgustaWestland Wildcat AH1 | 1 Regiment | Aviation Reconnaissance | |
| 662 Squadron | Germany | 1 Nov 1971[15] | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 3 Regiment | Aviation Attack | |
| 663 Squadron | Netheravon | 2 Mar 1970[15] | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 3 Regiment | Aviation Attack | Belize Airfield, British Honduras - Sioux AH.1 (Jan[20] - Nov 1973)[21] Formerly No. 663 Aviation Squadron AAC |
| 664 Squadron | Farnborough | (1 Nov 1971)[15] | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 4 Regiment | Aviation Attack | Belize Airfield, Belize - Sioux AH.1 (1974 - )[22] |
| 668 (Training) Squadron | ? ? | Dec 1969[6] ? | n/a | 2 (Training) Regiment | Groundcrew Training | Disbanded (12 Dec 1971)[6] |
| 670 Squadron | Eurocopter Juno HT1 | 9 Regiment | Training | |||
| 671 Squadron | n/a | 7 (Training) Regiment | Training | |||
| 673 Squadron | Boeing Apache AH-64E | 7 (Training) Regiment | Training | |||
| 674 Squadron | Grob Tutor T1 | Army Aviation Centre | Grading | [citation needed] | ||
| 675 (The Rifles) Squadron | n/a | 6 Regiment (Reserve) | Groundcrew | |||
| 676 Squadron | n/a | 2 (Training) Regiment | Training | |||
| 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron | n/a | 6 Regiment (Reserve) | Groundcrew | |||
| 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron | n/a | 6 Regiment (Reserve) | Groundcrew |
Former Units
Former Wings
| Wing | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 1 Wing AAC | Detmold, Germany | 1958 | 1989 | ||
| No. 2 Wing AAC | Northern Ireland | 1958 | 1989 | ||
| No. 3 Wing AAC | Falaise Airfield, Little Aden | 1965 | RAF Khormaksar | 19 Oct 1967[23] | Previously No. 653 Light Aircraft Squadron AAC[24] Controlled: 8, 13 and 15 Flights[24] |
| No. 4 Wing AAC | Singapore[25] | 1 October 1965 | Singapore | 11 Jan 1971[26] | Previously No. 656 Light Aircraft Squadron AAC[27] Co-located with HQ FARELF |
Former Regiments
| Regiment | Location | Dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland Regiment | - 1993 | [28] became 5 Regiment Army Air Corps |
Former Squadrons
| Squadron | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Last unit | Last aircraft | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 654 Squadron | ? ? | 1 Sept 1958[10] Oct 1969[10] | Wattisham Airfield | Jul 2014 | 4 Regt | AgustaWestland Apache AH.1 | [29] Disbanded 1964[10] |
| 655 Squadron | Germany[14] ? | 1 Apr 1962 1969[14] | Middle Wallop Airfield | 1 Apr 2014 | 6 Regt | n/a | Groundcrew Disbanded 1964[14] McMunn Barracks, Colchester (1973) Belize Airfield, Belize - Sioux AH.1 (Nov 1973[21] - 1974)[22] |
| 657 Squadron | Germany Colchester | 1 Nov 1971[14] Apr 1978[14] | RAF Odiham | May 2018 | JSFAW | Westland Lynx AH9A | [30] Reformed from 665 Sqn (1978)[14] |
| 665 Squadron | Colchester NI | 1 Nov 1971[15] 1 April 1986[15] | JHC FS Aldergrove | 31 Oct 2024 | 5 Regt | Westland Gazelle AH1 | [31] Disbanded April 1978)[15] |
| 666 Squadron | Plymouth Netheravon | 19 Aug 1969[6] 1 Apr 1986[6] | Airfield Camp, Netheravon | 1 Apr 2009 | 7 Regt | Gazelle AH.1 | Previously No. 666 Aviation Squadron AAC Previously No. 8 Flight AAC[32] RAF Ballykelly (October 1969) Det: Lisanelly Barracks (Omagh) - Sioux AH.1 and Scout AH.1 (1969)[32] UK (January 1970)[18] RAF Topcliffe (Nov 1970)[6] Disbanded (Apr 1978)[6] |
| 667 Squadron | Netheravon ? | 1 Jun 1969[6] ? | Medicina Lines | 2022 | Bell 212 AH1/AH3 | [33] Became 7 Regiment (1 Jun 1971)[6] | |
| 669 Squadron | Germany | 1 Jun 1971[6] | Dishforth Airfield | 31 Jul 2016 | 9 Regt | Lynx AH9A | |
| 672 Squadron | Dishforth | 1991[6] | Dishforth Airfield | 31 Jul 2016 | 9 Regt | Lynx AH9A | Joined with 656 Sqn (1994)[6] |
| 678 (The Rifles) Squadron | Buckinghamshire Bedfordshire | Mar 2023 | 6 Regt | n/a | Groundcrew (Reserve) | ||
| Hong Kong Aviation Squadron | Sek Kong | Feb 1969[13] | Sek Kong | Dec 1969 | Scout AH.1 | Became No. 656 Light Aircraft Squadron AAC | |
| Demonstration and Trials Squadron | Scout AH.1 & Gazelle AH.1 | [34] | |||||
| Chipmunk Squadron | Chipmunk T.10 | Middle Wallop (1986)[35] | |||||
| Basic Rotary Squadron | Gazelle AH.1 | Middle Wallop (1986)[35] | |||||
| Advanced Rotary Squadron | Gazelle AH.1 | Middle Wallop (1986)[35] | |||||
| Operational Training Squadron | Gazelle AH.1, Lynx AH.1 & Scout AH.1 | Middle Wallop (1986)[35] | |||||
| Falkland Islands Squadron (AAC Falklands Squadron)[14] | Jun 1982[14] | 31 May 1987 | [28] |
Former Flights
| Flight | Formed at | Formed on | Disbanded at | Disbanded on | Aircraft operated | Locations used | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Flight | Hobart Barracks, Detmold | 1 Sept 1957 | RAF Aldergrove, NI | Jul 2008 | Islander[11] | Formerly No. 1 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1901 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[37][38] | |
| 2 Flight | Ipoh, Perak[39] RAF Aldergrove, NI Netheravon ? | 1 Sept 1957 1962 3 Jan 1966[40] ? | ? ? Seremban Netheravon | ? ? Mar 1970 1992 | ? Auster AOP.9 & Skeeter AOP.12[41] Auster AOP.9 & Scout AH.1 Gazelle AH.1[34] | Sibu (1966)[40] Seremban (1968)[42] | Formerly No. 2 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1902 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] |
| 3 Flight | ? Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh | 1 Sept 1957 1 May 1976 | ? RAF Leuchars | ? 2009 | Scout AH.1[43] Sioux AH.1 until October 1977 Gazelle AH.1 from October 1977[44] | Borneo (1965)[45] | Formerly No. 3 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1903 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] Formerly Air Squadron, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars[46] Last user of Sioux in NI[44] |
| 4 Flight | 1 Sept 1957 | Formerly No. 4 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1904 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] | |||||
| 5 Flight | 1 Sept 1957 | Formerly No. 5 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1905 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] | |||||
| 6 Flight | Middle Wallop | 1 Sept 1957 1993 | RAF Shawbury | 2009 | Sycamore, Skeeter AOP.12, Auster AOP.9[47] Beaver AL.1 & Alouette II[48] | Formerly No. 6 Independent Depot/Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No. 6 Independent Liaison Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1906 (Helicopter) Flight RAF)[38] | |
| 6A Flight | Alouette II | Netheravon | [34] | ||||
| 6B Flight | Beaver AL.1 | Netheravon | [34] | ||||
| 7 Flight | Taiping, Malaya[39] RAF Gatow, Berlin Scout Base, Brunei[49] | 1 Sept 1957 ? ? | Terendak Gatow, Berlin Medicina Lines, Brunei | Dec 1969[42] 1994[50] 1 Aug 2021 | Auster AOP.9, Scout AH.1 ? Bell 212 | Noble Field (1961) Kluang (1961)[51] Brunei Airport (1962[52]-Feb 1963[53] Kuching (1963)[54] Terendak (1968)[42] | Formerly No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No. 7 Liaison Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1907 Light Liaison Flight RAF) (Formerly: No. 1907 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] Formerly 'C' Flight (Formerly 'C' Flight, 656 Squadron AAC)[50] Became No. 667 Squadron AAC |
| 8 Flight | Malta ? | 1 Sept 1957 ? | RAF Ballykelly Stirling Lines | October 1969 1 Sept 2013 | Auster AOP.6[55](Sept 1957 - Sept 1964)[56] Alouette II (Sept 1961[57] - Oct 64),[56] Beaver AL.1(1964)[56] Scout AH.1 (1964)[56] | Wilson Field, Nairobi[58] Kuwait Airport (2 Jul[55] - 19 Oct 1961)[57] RAF Eastleigh (1961)[57] Falaise Airfield, Little Aden (Oct 1964)[56] Det: Thumier (Habilayn) (1964 - 67)[59] RAF Khormaksar (1967)[60] Coypool, Plymouth (1967)[32] RAF Ballykelly (August 1969)[32] | Formerly No. 8 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1908 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] Became 666 Aviation Squadron AAC[32] |
| 9 Flight | 1 Sept 1957 1968 | Soltau[61] | BAOR. Formerly No. 9 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1909 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] | ||||
| 10 Flight | Lakatamia, Cyprus[62] Dhekelia[58] ? | 1 Sept 1957 16 Jan 1961 ? | Kermia Dhekelia[43] ? | May 1958[12] Jun 1962 ? | Auster AOP.6 Auster AOP.9, Alouette II (Dec 1961 - Jun 1962),[58][43] Scout AH.1 | Long Pasia (1963)[63] Kluang (1964)[64] Netheravon (1967)[25] | Formerly No. 10 Reconnaissance Flight AAC Formerly No. 10 (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1910 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] Became No. 653 Light Aircraft Squadron AAC Became Army Air Corps Section (Cyprus)[43] ? |
| 11 Flight | Sembawang, Malaya[39] Kangaw Barracks (Sembawang) Sek Kong[65] | 1 Sept 1957 1971 1977 | Sembawang ? Sek Kong | 11 Jan 1971[26] 1975[66] 1 Aug 1978 | Auster AOP.9, Scout AH.1, Sioux AH.1, Gazelle AH.1 | Kluang (1962)[67] Brunei Airport (Feb 1963)[53] Kuching (1963)[54] Serembang (1970)[68] Singapore (1971)[13] | Formerly No. 656 Squadron AAC[65] Formerly No. 11 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No. 11 ANZUK Flight AAC[13] Formerly No. 11 Liaison Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1911 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[38] Formerly RE Air Troop, Jungle Warfare School[26] Became No. 660 Squadron AAC[17] |
| 12 Flight | Wildenrath | 1 Sept 1957 | Elmpt Station, Germany | 2009 | Alouette II,[58] Gazelle AH.1[69] | Formerly No. 12 Independent Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No. 12 Liaison Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1912 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[38] | |
| 13 Flight | RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland[70] Sharjah | 1 Sept 1957 1967 | RAF Khormaksar Sharjah | Oct 1967 1970 | Auster AOP.6, T.7[70] Skeeter (Feb 1960 - 61)[71] Auster AOP. 9 then Scout AH.1 (1964 - 67)[72] Beaver AL.1[73] | RAF Feltwell (Feb 1958)[71] RAF Aldergrove (Jul 1959)[71] Det: RAF St Angelo (Nov 1959 - 61)[71] Falaise Airfield, Little Aden (9 Mar 1961)[74] Det: Thumier (Habilayn) (1964 - 67)[59] RAF Khormaksar (1967)[60] Sharjah (1967 - 70)[23] | Formerly No. 13 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[74] Formerly No. 13 Liaison Flight AAC[36][70] (Formerly: No. 1913 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[38] Previously No. 15 Flight AAC[73] |
| 14 Flight | Paroi, Seremban, Malaya[39] ? | 1 Sept 1957 ? | Seremban ? | Jan 1970[68] ? | Auster AOP.9, Beaver AL.1, Scout AH.1 Scout AH.1 & Gazelle AH.1 | Kluang (1962)[67] Brunei Airport (1962)[52] Kluang (1963)[75] Seremban (1968)[42] Netheravon[34] | Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance/Liaison Flight AAC Formerly No. 14 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1914 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[76] |
| 15 Flight | Lakatamia, Cyprus[62] ? | 1 Sept 1957 1959 | Kermia RAF Khormaksar[73] | May 1958[12] Oct 1967 | Beaver AL.1 | Falaise Airfield, Little Aden (9 Mar 1961)[74] Det: Thumier (Habilayn) (1964 - 67)[59] RAF Khormaksar (1967)[60] | Formerly No. 15 Independent Liaison Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1915 Independent Air Observation Post Flight RAF) (Formerly: No. 1915 Light Liaison Flight RAF)[76] Became No. 653 Light Aircraft Squadron AAC Became No. 13 Flight AAC[73] |
| 16 Flight | Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur Dhekelia, Cyprus[77] | Late 1950s 1967 | Klulang Dhekelia | 1 Oct 1964[78] 3 Jun 2003[79] | Auster AOP.9 Sioux AH.1 (- 1977), Alouette II (1977[80] - 1988)[81] Gazelle AH.1 (1988[81] - 2003)[79] | Kluang (1962)[67] | Formerly No. 16 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[82] Became Air Squadron, 4th Royal Tank Regiment[64] Formerly No. 16 Aviation Flight AAC Formerly Infantry Air Platoon Cyprus |
| 17 Flight | |||||||
| 18 Flight | Detmold | 1969 | Alouette II[58] | BAOR[83] | |||
| 19 Flight | 1964 | Beaver AL.1[84] | Nicosia[84] Aden (Jun 1964)[85] | Formerly No. 19 Liaison Flight AAC[84] | |||
| 20 Flight | Sha Tin, Hong Kong | 1 Sept 1957 | Auster AOP.6 (1965)[86] Sioux AH.1 (October 1966)[87] | Kai Tak (1962)[88] Seremban (Jul 1966)[87] Sek Kong (1969)[13] | Formerly No. 20 Independent Reconnaissance Flight AAC[36] (Formerly: No. 1900 Air Observation Post Flight RAF)[38] | ||
| 21 Flight | 1961 | 1967 | Auster AOP.6 & Scout AH.2[84] | Nicosia (1964)[84] Farnborough (Jun 1964)[85] | Formerly No. 21 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[84] | ||
| 22 Flight | 1962 | ||||||
| 23 Flight | 1969 | ||||||
| 24 Flight | RAF Gütersloh, Germany | Jun 1962[43] | Alouette II[43] | Detmold (1962)[43] Atkinson Field, British Guiana (Jun 1964[89] - Jan 1965)[90] | BAOR Formerly No. 24 Reconnaissance Flight[43] | ||
| 25 Flight | Atkinson Field, British Guiana Airport Camp, Belize Kenya | 1965 Apr 1984 ? | Atkinson Field Airport Camp Nanyuki, Kenya | 1966 15 Jul 2011[91] Sept 2015 | Alouette II (1965) Gazelle AH.1 (1984 - ?), Lynx AH.7 (May 1997 - 2003) & Bell 212 (2003 - 11)[91] Bell 212 | Atkinson Field, British Guiana (Jun 1965[90] - May 1966)[92] | British Guiana Previously Army Air Corps Detachment Belize[93] BATUK |
| 26 Flight | |||||||
| 27 Flight | Alouette II[90] | Atkinson Field, British Guiana (Jan - Jun 1965)[90] | BAOR | ||||
| 29 (BATUS) Flight | Suffield, Canada | 1972 | Suffield, Canada | [Note 1] Oct 2021 | Gazelle AH.1 | [94] 5 Regiment AAC had administrative responsibility for 29 (BATUS) Flight. | |
| 132 Flight | 1966 | 1974 | |||||
| Beaver Flight | Topcliffe | 1968 | Beaver AL.1 | Aldergrove (1976),[95] Middle Wallop[35] | Previously No. 15 Flight AAC[73] | ||
| 'C' Flight, 656 Squadron AAC | Scout Base, Seria, Brunei | 1970 | Sioux AH.1 ( - 1978) Scout AH.1 (1978 - ) | [96] | |||
| UNFICYP Flight | Nicosia, Cyprus | 15 Aug 1966 | Nicosia | 30 Sept 1994 | Sioux AH.1, Alouette II (1977[80] - 1988)[81] Gazelle AH.1 (1988 - 1994)[81] | Part of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus.[97][98] | |
| Army Air Corps Section (Cyprus)[43] | Dhekelia | Jun 1962 | Dhekelia | Mar 1964 | Auster AOP.9 & Sioux AH.1 | Formerly No. 10 Reconnaissance Flight AAC[43] Became Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, the Green Jackets[85] | |
| Light Aircraft Pilot | Ogle Airstrip, British Guiana (near Georgetown) | 1966 | Ogle Airstrip | Oct 1966 | Cessna 185B Skywagon | [92] | |
| Army Air Corps Detachment Belize | Belize Airfield, Belize | 1 Nov 1976 | Airport Camp | Apr 1984[93] | Scout AH.1 Gazelle AH.1 (1981 - 84)[99] | [100] | |
| Gazelle Conversion Flight/ Advanced Rotary Wing Flight | Scout AH.1 & Gazelle AH.1 | Middle Wallop | [34] | ||||
| Advanced Fixed-Wing Flight | Beaver AL.1 & Chipmunk T.10 Islander AL.1[101] | Middle Wallop | [34] | ||||
| Intermediate Fixed-Wing Flight[Note 2][102] | Chipmunk T.10 | Middle Wallop | [34] | ||||
| BATUS Flight | Suffield | Beaver ( - 1984) & Gazelle AH.1 | [103] | ||||
| Demonstration & Trials Flight | Gazelle AH.1, Lynx AH.1 & Scout AH.1 | Middle Wallop (1986) | [35] | ||||
| Historic Aircraft Flight | Sioux AH.1, Skeeter AOP.10 & Auster AOP.9 | Middle Wallop (1986) | [35] |
Other units
- The Light Aircraft School RAF became the Army Air Corps Centre[36]
- Integrated Flight Scheme units
- Air Platoon, Irish Guards - Sioux AH.1 (1966)[104]
- Air Platoon, Scots Guards - Sioux AH.1 (1966)[105]
- Air Squadron, Scots Dragoon Guards - Sioux AH.1 - Harewood Barracks, Herford (1971) - Long Kesh (October 1971)[106] & Long Kesh (1972)[107]
- Air Squadron, 1st Queen's Dragoon Guards - Auster AOP.6 and Skeeter AOP.12 at Aldergrove (1964) then Sioux AH.1, moved to Aden (November 1966)[108]
- Air Troop, 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards - Sioux AH.1 (1965)[110] to NI (1966) from Aden[108] - to BAOR (March 1969) then disbanded[111]
- Air Squadron, Life Guards - Sioux AH.1 (1966)[40]
- Air Squadron, 14th/20th Hussars - Sioux AH.1 (1972 - 73)[20]
- Air Squadron, 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars - Omagh - became No. 3 Flight AAC on 1 May 1976[46]
- Air Troop, 10th Royal Hussars - Sioux AH.1 (1964)[112]
- Air Squadron, 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers - Sioux AH.1 - NI (1971)[106] - Omagh (1972)[107] - departed NI (1973)[113]
- Air Squadron, 17th/21st Lancers - Sioux AH.1 at Aldergrove, NI (1969)[111] - Det at Ballykelly (1971)[114] - squadron moved to Lisanelly Barracks (1971)[115] - moved to Germany (October 1971)[106]
- Air Squadron, 1st Royal Tank Regiment - Sioux AH.1 (1976)[116]
- Air Squadron, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment - Auster AOP.9 (1962)[41] - Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh (1973)[113]
- Air Squadron, 4th Royal Tank Regiment - Auster AOP.9 (1964) (previously 16 Flight)[64]
- Air Troop - Falaise Airfield, Little Aden - Auster AOP.9 (1963)[74]
- Air Squadron, 5th Royal Tank Regiment[117]
- Air Platoon, 40 Commando RM (1965)[25]
- Air Troop, 42 Commando RM (1967)[119]
- Air Troop, 45 Commando RM - Sioux AH.1 (1967)[120]
- Salerno Flight, 41 Commando (1971)[114]
- Montforterbrook Flight, 45 Commando (1971)[114]
- Kangaw Flight, 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron - Sioux AH.1 in NI (1972)[121]
- Air Platoon, the Northumberland Fusiliers - Sioux AH.1 (1965)[122]
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion King's Somerset Light Infantry (1967)[119] - Sioux AH.1[42]
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire - Ballykinler, Ballykelly, NI (1969) then UK (August 1969)[32]
- Air Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment - Auster AOP.9 (1964) - became Infantry Air Platoon Cyprus[123][77]
- Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, the Green Jackets - Auster AOP.9 (March 1964) - previously Army Air Corps Section (Cyprus)[85]
- Air Platoon, 3rd Battalion, The Light Infantry - disbanded April 1969[42]
- Air OP Troop, 1 Regiment Royal Horse Artillery - Sioux AH.1 (1965)[110]
- Air OP Troop, 4 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1 (1966)[124]
- Air OP Troop, 14 Light Regiment RA - disbanded November 1969[42]
- Air OP Troop, 19 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1 (1965)[110]
- Air OP Troop, 25 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1 (1969)[13]
- Air OP Troop, 40 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1 (1966)[125]
- Air OP Troop, 45 Light Regiment RA (1965)[25]
- Air OP Troop, 49 Light Regiment RA - Sioux AH.1 (1965)[126]
- Air OP Troop, 95 Commando Light Regiment RA (1967)[119]
- Air Troop, 249 Signals Squadron (1967)[119] Disbanded March 1969[42]
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders - Scout AH.1 (1965)[78]
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) - Sioux AH.1 - Seria, Brunei (1967)[96]
- Air Platoon, 6th Gurkha Rifles - Sek Kong (1965)[126]
- Air Platoon, 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Gurkha Rifles (1967)[119]
- Air Platoon, 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles - Sioux AH.1 (1966)[87]
- 30 Flight RASC - Beaver AL.1 (8 April 1964 - 15 July 1965) - became 130 Flight RCT[78]
- 130 Flight RCT - Beaver AL.1 (1968)[42] - Middle Wallop (1970)[68]
- 28 ANZUK Aviation Squadron - Sioux AH.1[26]
- RE Air Troop, Jungle Warfare School, Johore - became 11 Flight AAC - Sioux AH.1[26]
- Infantry Air Platoon Cyprus - Dhekelia - Sioux AH.1 (1966) - previously Air Platoon, 2nd Battalion, the Royal Anglian Regiment - became No. 16 Aviation Flight AAC[77]
Deployments
Cyprus
Flights that supported the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) between 27 March 1964 and 15 August 1966:
Northern Ireland
- Deployed squadrons to Northern Ireland during the Troubles
- 666 Squadron at Ballykelly (1969)[127]
- 660 Squadron at Ballykelly between 1970[18] and July 1970[128]
- 663 Aviation Squadron at Long Kesh Airfield between July[128] and October 1970[114]
- 653 Aviation Squadron between October 1970 and February 1971[115]
- 664 Parachute Aviation Squadron from February 1971[115] until June 1971
- 665 Aviation Squadron[115] between June and October 1971[129]
- 653 Squadron from October 1971 at Long Kesh[114])
- 666 Squadron between October 1971[129] and February 1972
- 663 Aviation Squadron from February 1972[129]
- Flight from 651 Aviation Squadron from February 1972 at Aldergrove (Scout)[129]
- Flight from 657 Aviation Squadron from February 1972 at Long Kesh (Sioux)[129]
- 651 Aviation Squadron at Lisanelly Barracks (1972)[107]
- 654 Squadron at Long Kesh (1972)[107]
- 653 Squadron at Aldergrove (1972) - replaced by 665[107]
- 665 Aviation Squadron at Aldergrove (1972)[107]
- 652 Squadron (1973)[113]
- 660 Squadron (Summer 1973)[113]
- 666 Squadron (1973)[130]
- 663 Squadron (November 1973)[130]
- 657 Squadron - Soltau, Germany to Ballykelly - Det at Piggery Ridge, Londonderry. - Det at Magherafelt. Replaced by 661 (1974)[131]
- 661 Squadron - Ballykelly (1974)[132]
- 664 Squadron (1974)[133]
- Flights from 662 (Scout AH.1) and 669 Squadrons (Sioux AH.1) as a composite - Long Kesh (1974)[134]
- 655 Squadron (1974)[134]
- Beaver AL.1 detachment at Aldergrove (1975)[16]
- 651 Squadron (1975)[16]
- 660 Squadron at Long Kesh from July 1975 (Gazelle AH.1)[16]
- 662 Squadron (1975)[135]
- 658 Squadron from November 1976[136]
- 655 Squadron (1977) - returned to Detmold[137]
- 662 Squadron (1977)[137]
- 655 Squadron (1978)[138]
- 659 Squadron (1978)[138]
- 655 Squadron (1979)[138]