No. 659 Squadron AAC
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No. 659 Squadron AAC | |
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Active | 1 November 1971 - present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | 1 Regiment Army Air Corps |
Garrison/HQ | RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) |
Motto(s) | "Quovis Per Ardua" |
Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | AgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1 |
No. 659 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps (AAC) based at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) flying AgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1's as part of 1 Regiment Army Air Corps.[1]
The squadron was reformed from No. 659 Squadron RAF on 1 November 1971 while in Germany.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ "Wildcat helicopter works alongside Apache". British Army. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Farrar-Hockley 1994, p. 239.
Bibliography[edit]
- Farrar-Hockley, A (1994). The Army In The Air. UK: Alan Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-0617-0.
Further reading[edit]
- "659 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013.
- "History of 659 Squadron". British Army. Archived from the original on 8 November 2008.