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1 Regiment Army Air Corps 1st Division Aviation (1964-69)
Active	1964 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Aviation
Size	Regiment
Part of	Aviation Reconnaissance Force
Base	RNAS Yeovilton
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	The Regimental emblem is the Army Air Corps Cap Badge with the Roman numeral 'I' beneath.

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

History

• Detmold | 9, 17 & 26 Flights | 1964-1969
• Detmold | 651, 657 & 658 Squadrons | 1969-1971
• HQ at Detmold | 651 at Verden, 657 at Soltau & 658 Squadron at Minden | 1971-1976
• Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1977-1980
• Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1981-1983
• Hildesheim | 651, 652 & 661 | 1983-1990
• Hildesheim | 651, 652 & 661 | 1990-1994
• Gutersloh | 1994-2015
• RNAS Yeovilton | 2015-present

Until 1993 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

The regiment consists of:

• No. 651 Squadron AAC
• No. 652 (Wildcat Fielding) Squadron AAC - Wildcat.
• No. 659 Squadron AAC. Previously part of 9 Regiment AAC.
• No. 661 Squadron AAC - Wildcat.

See also

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

Notes

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

References

• 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.

v t e Army Air Corps (units)
Airfields	Aldergrove Flying Station Stirling Lines Middle Wallop Flying Station Wattisham Flying Station RNAS Yeovilton
Regular units	Brigades 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team 1 Regiment No. 651 Squadron AAC No. 652 Squadron AAC No. 659 Squadron AAC No. 661 Squadron AAC 3 Regiment HQ Squadron No. 653 Squadron AAC No. 662 Squadron AAC No. 663 Squadron AAC 4 Regiment No. 656 Squadron AAC No. 664 Squadron AAC 5 Regiment No. 665 Squadron AAC
Army reserve units	6 Regiment No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC
Training units	2 (Training) Regiment No. 668 (Training) Squadron AAC No. 676 Squadron AAC 7 (Training) Regiment No. 671 Squadron AAC No. 673 Squadron AAC 9 Regiment No. 670 Squadron AAC
Other	No. 660 Squadron AAC (No. 1 Flying Training School RAF) Apache Display Team Band of the Army Air Corps
Independent squadrons	No. 658 Squadron AAC (Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing)
Former display units	Army Historic Aircraft Flight Helicopter Display Team (Blue Eagles)
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