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]
| No. 671 Squadron AAC 671 Operational Training Squadron AAC No. 671 Squadron RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 January 1945 – 25 October 1945 (RAF) 1 April 1986 - present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Army Air Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Middle Wallop Flying Station |
History
edit671 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]
| From | To | Aircraft | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1945 | August 1945 | Hadrian | |
| January 1945 | August 1945 | de Havilland Tiger Moth | Mk.II |
| From | To | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 1945 | 9 February 1945 | Bikram, Patna, Bihar |
| 9 February 1945 | 3 April 1945 | Belgaum, Belgaum district, Karnataka |
| 3 April 1945 | 26 August 1945 | Bikram, Patna, Bihar |
| 26 August 1945 | 25 October 1945 | Kargi Road, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh |
Army Air Corps
edit671 Squadron was formed on 1 April 1986 at 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
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ Delve 1994, p. 84
- ^ 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- Squadron history for nos. 671-1435 sqn. at RAF Web Archived 30 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine