4 Regiment Army Air Corps
4 Regiment Army Air Corps 4th Division Aviation 1969-1973 | |
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Active | 24 October 1969 – present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Aviation |
Size | Regiment 404 personnel[1] |
Part of | Attack Helicopter Force |
Insignia | |
Squadron Badge heraldry | The Regimental emblem is the Army Air Corps Cap Badge with the Roman numerals IV beneath. |
Military unit
4 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC).
History
- Detmold | 1964-1970 | 1, 23 & 24 Flights[2]
- HQ at Detmold | 1971-1976 | 654 Squadron at Minden | 661 at Herford | 662 at Minden[3]
- Detmold | 1977-1980 | 654 & 664[4]
- Detmold | 1981-1983 | 654 & 664[5]
- Detmold | 1983-1990 | 654, 659 & 669[6]
- Deployed as part of the Gulf War with Lynx and Gazelle helicopter.[7]
- Detmold | 1990-1994 | 654, 659 & 669[8]
- Detmold | 1994-1995[9]
- UK | 1995-present[9]
Structure
The regiment consists of:
- No. 654 Squadron AAC (Regimental Headquarters)[10]
- No. 656 Squadron AAC[11]
- No. 664 Squadron AAC[12]
See also
- List of Army Air Corps aircraft units
References
Citations
- ^ "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 70.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 84.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 91.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 97.
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 107.
- ^ British Ground Force in the Gulf War, 1990–91 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine orbat.com
- ^ Watson 2005, p. 117.
- ^ a b Watson 2005, p. 142.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. January 2023. p. 75.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ "656 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "664 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
Bibliography
- Watson, G; Rinaldi, R (2005). The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004. Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9.
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- No. 660 Squadron AAC (No. 1 Flying Training School RAF)
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