1 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC).

History

Westland Lynx, Westland Scout and Westland Gazelle helicopters (left to right) of 1 Regiment Army Air Corps in Hildesheim, West Germany in 1980.
  • Detmold | 9, 17 & 26 Flights | 1964-1969[1]
  • Detmold | 651, 657 & 658 Squadrons | 1969-1971[1]
  • HQ at Detmold | 651 at Verden, 657 at Soltau & 658 Squadron at Minden | 1971-1976[2]
  • Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1977-1980[3]
  • Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1981-1983[4]
  • Hildesheim | HQ, 651, 652 & 661 | 1983-1990[5][6]
  • Hildesheim | HQ, 651, 652 & 661 | 1990-1994[7][6]
  • Gutersloh | 1994-2015[8]
  • RNAS Yeovilton | 2015-present[9]

Until 1993[10] the regiment was based at Tofrek Barracks with 651 & 652 Squadrons using a mix of Westland Lynxs and Westland Gazelles.[11] Previously, RHQ was located at Verden along with 651 Sqn AAC whilst 658 Sqn AAC was located at St Georges Barracks in Minden.

Structure

One Gazelle of 1 Reg in 1981.

The regiment consists of:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Watson & Rinaldi 2005, p. 67.
  2. ^ Watson & Rinaldi 2005, p. 81.
  3. ^ Watson & Rinaldi 2005, p. 88.
  4. ^ Watson & Rinaldi 2005, p. 95.
  5. ^ Watson & Rinaldi 2005, p. 105.
  6. ^ a b Beaver 1987, p. 46.
  7. ^ Watson & Rinaldi 2005, p. 115.
  8. ^ Watson & Rinaldi 2005, p. 137.
  9. ^ "Army Air Corps praise new facilities at RNAS Yeovilton". gov.uk. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Tofrek Barracks". BAOR Locations. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  11. ^ Marshall 1990, p. 15.
  12. ^ 1 Regiment Army Air Corps [@@1_Regt_AAC] (2 August 2021). "651 Sqn AAC moves to 1 Regt AAC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "652 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  14. ^ "659 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  15. ^ "661 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

References

  • Beaver, Paul (1987). Today's Army Air Corps. Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 0-85059-892-3.
  • Marshall, C (1990). The World's Great Military Helicopters. New York City, US: Gallery Books. ISBN 0-8317-9679-0.
  • Watson, G; Rinaldi, R (2005). The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004. Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Regiment_Army_Air_Corps
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