No. 1 Wing AAC

1 Wing Army Air Corps
Active1958-1989
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch British Army
SizeWing
Part ofArmy Air Corps
Military unit

No. 1 Wing AAC is a former Wing of the British Army's Army Air Corps which was based in West Germany in support of the British Army of the Rhine.

Structure

Westland Lynx, Westland Scout and Westland Gazelle helicopters (left to right) of 1 Regiment Army Air Corps in Hildesheim, West Germany in 1980.

1958-1961 | Detmold

  • 652 Squadron at Detmold(1+9).[1]
  • 654 Squadron at Hildesheim (4+5).[1]
  • 12 Flight (BAOR HQ Flight) at Wildenrath.[1]

1961-1964 | Detmold

  • 652 Squadron at Detmold (1&9).[2]
  • 654 Squadron at Hildesheim (4+5).[2]
  • 655 Squadron at Detmold (23+24).[2]
  • 12 Flight (BAOR HQ Flight) at Wildenrath.[2]

1964-1970 | Detmold

  • 12 Flight (BAOR HQ Flight) at Wildenrath.[3]
  • 18 Flight (HQ 1 Corps Flight) at Detmold.[3]

1971-1976 | Detmold

  • 669 Squadron at Wildenrath.[4]
  • 9 Regiment | Detmold
    • 655 Squadron at Detmold.[4]
    • 669 Squadron at Detmold.[4]

1989

See also

  • List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Watson 2005, p. 52.
  2. ^ a b c d Watson 2005, p. 58.
  3. ^ a b Watson 2005, p. 66.
  4. ^ a b c Watson 2005, p. 80.
  5. ^ a b c Marshall 1990, p. 15.

Bibliography

  • Marshall, C (1990). The World's Great Military Helicopters. New York City: 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.