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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Military unit
1 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC).
History[edit]
Westland Lynx, Westland Scout and Westland Gazelle helicopters (left to right) of 1 Regiment Army Air Corps in Hildesheim, West Germany in 1980.
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Detmold | 9, 17 & 26 Flights | 1964-1969
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Detmold | 651, 657 & 658 Squadrons | 1969-1971
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HQ at Detmold | 651 at Verden, 657 at Soltau & 658 Squadron at Minden | 1971-1976
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Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1977-1980
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Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1981-1983
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Hildesheim | 651, 652 & 661 | 1983-1990
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Hildesheim | 651, 652 & 661 | 1990-1994
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Gutersloh | 1994-2015
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RNAS Yeovilton | 2015-present[8]
Until 1993[9] the regiment was based at Tofrek Barracks with 651 & 652 Squadrons using a mix of Westland Lynxs and Westland Gazelles. Previously, RHQ was located at Verden along with 651 Sqn AAC whilst 658 Sqn AAC was located at St Georges Barracks in Minden.
Structure[edit]
One Gazelle of 1 Reg in 1981.
The regiment consists of:
See also[edit]
^ "Army Air Corps praise new facilities at RNAS Yeovilton". GOV.UK. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
^ "Tofrek Barracks". BAOR Locations. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
^ 1 Regiment Army Air Corps [@@1_Regt_AAC] (2 August 2021). "651 Sqn AAC moves to 1 Regt AAC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "652 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
^ "659 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^ "661 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
References[edit]
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Marshall, C (1990). The World's Great Military Helicopters. New York City: Gallery Books. ISBN 0-8317-9679-0.
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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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