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Military unit
No. 671 Squadron AAC is squadron of the British Army 's Army Air Corps . It was previously No. 671 Squadron RAF , a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War as part of No. 229 Group RAF , South East Asia Command .[1]
History [ edit ]
671 Squadron was formed at Bikram, Patna in British India as a glider squadron on 1 January 1945 by renumbering No. 669 Squadron RAF ,[2] with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command . It continued to train, as part of No. 344 Wing RAF , until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded at Kargi Road on 25 October 1945.[2]
A Waco CG-4 (Hadrian) in British service.
A de Havilland Tiger Moth restored in wartime colours.
Aircraft operated by no. 671 Squadron RAF, data from[2]
From
To
Aircraft
Version
January 1945
August 1945
Hadrian
January 1945
August 1945
de Havilland Tiger Moth
Mk.II
Army Air Corps [ edit ]
671 Squadron was formed on 1 April 1986 at AAC Middle Wallop as part of 2 Regiment AAC (Training) . From 2000 it was operated Westland Lynx AH.7's, Westland Gazelle AH.1 's and Bell 212 AH.1 's. It joined 7 Regiment AAC (Flying) on 1 April 2009.[4]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Halley 1988 , p. 452.
^ Jefford 2001 , pp. 266–271.
^ "671 Operation" . British Army units from 1945 on. Retrieved 22 April 2024 .
Bibliography [ edit ]
Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF . Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5 .
Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988 . Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9 .
Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=No._671_Squadron_AAC&oldid=1221512832 "
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