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.

Military unit

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

## History

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

* Detmold | 9, 17 & 26 Flights | 1964-1969[1]
* Detmold | 651, 657 & 658 Squadrons | 1969-1971[1]
* HQ at Detmold | 651 at Verden, 657 at Soltau & 658 Squadron at Minden | 1971-1976[2]
* Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1977-1980[3]
* Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1981-1983[4]
* Hildesheim | 651, 652 & 661 | 1983-1990[5]
* Hildesheim | 651, 652 & 661 | 1990-1994[6]
* Gutersloh | 1994-2015[7]
* RNAS Yeovilton | 2015-present[8]

Until 1993[9] the regiment was based at Tofrek Barracks with 651 & 652 Squadrons using a mix of Westland Lynxs and Westland Gazelles.[10] Previously, RHQ was located at Verden along with 651 Sqn AAC whilst 658 Sqn AAC was located at St Georges Barracks in Minden.

## Structure

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One Gazelle of 1 Reg in 1981.

The regiment consists of:

* No. 651 Squadron AAC[11]
* No. 652 (Wildcat Fielding) Squadron AAC \- Wildcat.[12]
* No. 659 Squadron AAC.[13] Previously part of 9 Regiment AAC.
* No. 661 Squadron AAC \- Wildcat.[14]

## See also

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* List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

## Notes

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1. ^ a b 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 [@@1_Regt_AAC] (2 August 2021). "651 Sqn AAC moves to 1 Regt AAC" (Tweet) - via Twitter.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
12. ^ "652 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
13. ^ "659 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
14. ^ "661 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

## References

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* 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.

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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

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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

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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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