1 Regiment Army Air Corps

March 2018 March 2018 1 Regiment Army Air Corps1st Division Aviation (1964-69) 1964 – present UK United Kingdom United Kingdom Aviation Regiment Aviation Reconnaissance Force RNAS Yeovilton Base The Regimental emblem is the Army Air Corps Cap Badge with the Roman numeral 'I' beneath. Squadron Badge heraldry 1 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC). History thumb|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 | 1964-1969Watson Rinaldi 2005 67 Detmold | 651, 657 & 658 Squadrons | 1969-1971Watson Rinaldi 2005 67 HQ at Detmold | 651 at Verden, 657 at Soltau & 658 Squadron at Minden | 1971-1976Watson Rinaldi 2005 81 Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1977-1980Watson Rinaldi 2005 88 Hildesheim | 651 & 661 | 1981-1983Watson Rinaldi 2005 95 Hildesheim | HQ, 651, 652 & 661 | 1983-1990Watson Rinaldi 2005 105Beaver 1987 46 Hildesheim | HQ, 651, 652 & 661 | 1990-1994Watson Rinaldi 2005 115Beaver 1987 46 Gutersloh | 1994-2015Watson Rinaldi 2005 137 RNAS Yeovilton | 2015-presentArmy Air Corps praise new facilities at RNAS Yeovilton https://www.gov.uk/government/news/army-air-corps-praise-new-facilities-at-rnas-yeovilton 2020-08-28 gov.uk en Until 1993http://baor-locations.org/tofrekbks.aspx.html Tofrek Barracks BAOR Locations 28 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212952/http://baor-locations.org/tofrekbks.aspx.html 3 March 2016 dead the regiment was based at Tofrek Barracks with 651 & 652 Squadrons using a mix of Westland Lynxs and Westland Gazelles.Marshall 1990 15 Previously, RHQ was located at Verden along with 651 Sqn AAC whilst 658 Sqn AAC was located at St Georges Barracks in Minden. Structure thumb|One Gazelle of 1 Reg in 1981. The regiment consists of: No. 651 Squadron AAC@1_Regt_AAC ((1 Regiment Army Air Corps)) 1421870891508633600 2 August 2021 651 Sqn AAC moves to 1 Regt AAC. No. 652 (Wildcat Fielding) Squadron AAC - Wildcat.http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30289.aspx 652 Squadron Army Air Corps British Army 29 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140825094955/http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30289.aspx 25 August 2014 No. 659 Squadron AAC.http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30335.aspx 659 Squadron Army Air Corps British Army 29 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20160825164750/http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30335.aspx 25 August 2016 Previously part of 9 Regiment AAC. No. 661 Squadron AAC - Wildcat.http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30290.aspx 661 Squadron Army Air Corps British Army 29 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140927003147/http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30290.aspx 27 September 2014 See also List of Army Air Corps aircraft units Notes References Beaver Paul Today's Army Air Corps 1987 Patrick Stephens Wellingborough, UK 0-85059-892-3 Marshall C The World's Great Military Helicopters 1990 Gallery Books New York City, US 0-8317-9679-0 Watson G Rinaldi R The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004 2005 Tiger Lily Publications 0-9720296-9-9 Category:Army Air Corps regiments Category:Military units and formations established in 1964 Category:Helicopter units and formations