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29 (BATUS) Flight AAC
29 Flight Gazelle helicopter during a training exercise at BATUS in Canada
Active	Suspended since October 2021
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Size	Flight
Part of	Army Air Corps
Base	Canadian Forces Base Suffield

The 29 (BATUS) Flight Army Air Corps was an independent flight within the British Army's Army Air Corps that supported British Army Training Unit Suffield.

The flight has been suspended since 2021.

History

It previously supported the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS).

BATUS conducts major training exercises in the Canadian province of Alberta, at the Canadian Forces Base Suffield. 29 Flight provided aviation support for the training. Its roles included supervision, CASEVAC (casualty evacuation), reconnaissance, liaison and limited lift of passengers and equipment.

The flight last operated Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters, until the suspension of the flight in October 2021. The Gazelle helicopter was retired from service in October 2023.

5 Regiment AAC had administrative responsibility for 29 Flight.

The flight was suspended in October 2021, leaving BATUS with no UK aviation support. There are currently fewer than 5 Army Air Corps Regular personnel based at BATUS as of October 2024.

See also

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

References

1. "29 (BATUS) Flight Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
2. "The British Army in Canada". British Army. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
3. "29 (BATUS) Flight AAC". British Army. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
4. Zubova, Xenia (24 October 2023). "Goodbye Gazelle: Helicopter retiring from Army Air Corps after 49 years". Forces Network. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
5. Ripley, Tim (2011). British Army Aviation in Action. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-84884-670-8.
6. The Army Air Corps (29 August 2019). "Great footage of 29 Flight AAC and their fleet of Gazelle helicopters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
7. "5 Regiment Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
8. "20241128 FOI22256 response.pdf". www.whatdotheyknow.com. Retrieved 30 November 2024.

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