No. 670 Squadron AAC
No. 670 Squadron AAC is a British Army Army Air Corps squadron responsible for the Operational Conversion Phase of the Army Pilots’ Course. The Squadron is based at RAF Shawbury. See also * RAF Shawbury * Ascent Flight Training Ascent Flight Training is a flight training company set up as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Babcock International to deliver flying training to pilots and aircrew from the three services of the UK Armed Forces as part of a Private F ... * List of Army Air Corps aircraft units References {{Army Air Corps Army Air Corps aircraft squadrons ...
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ...
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9 Regiment Army Air Corps
9 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC), that currently serves as the Battlefield Helicopter Wing of No. 1 Flying Training School RAF (formerly the Defence Helicopter Flying School). History Between 1971 and 1989 the Headquarters of the regiment was based at Hobart Barracks, Detmold, Germany until moving to Dishforth. Initially between 1971 and 1976 both 655 and 669 Squadrons were part of the regiment at Detmold. In 1977 655 was replaced by 659 Squadron and the squadrons stayed together until 1982, when 654 Squadron joined. In 2016, the regiment merged with 1 Regiment Army Air Corps, based at RNAS Yeovilton. In April 2018, the regiment was re-formed and tasked with role of the Battlefield Helicopter Wing of the re-shaped Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury under the UK MFTS contract. It thus became a Tri-Service organisation under No. 22 Group RAF and comprising a squadron from both the Army Air Corps, and the RAF. It conducts Advan ...
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Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
The Army Air Corps (AAC) is a component of the British Army, first formed in 1942 during the Second World War by grouping the various airborne units of the British Army. Today, there are eight regiments (seven Regular Army and one Reserve) of the AAC as well as four Independent Flights and two Independent Squadrons deployed in support of British Army operations around the world. Regiments and flights are located in the United Kingdom, Brunei, Canada, and Germany. Some AAC squadrons provide the air assault elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade through Joint Helicopter Command. History First formation: 1942–1949 The British Army first took to the sky during the 19th century with the use of observation balloons. In 1911 the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers was the first heavier-than-air British military aviation unit. The following year, the battalion was expanded into the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps which saw action throughout most of the First World War unt ...
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RAF Shawbury
Royal Air Force Shawbury, otherwise known as RAF Shawbury, is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Shawbury in Shropshire in the West Midlands of England. History The First World War The station at Shawbury was first used for military flying training in 1917 by the Royal Flying Corps. No. 29 (Training) Wing formed on 1 September 1917 with three training squadrons, No. 10 Squadron, No. 29 (Australian) (Training) Squadron and No. 67 Squadron. Several different types of aircraft were operated which caused difficulties with training and maintenance. Two of the squadrons combined to form 9 Training Depot Station on 1 March 1918, the other moving to Gloucestershire. Training continued on a more organised basis until the end of the war. The airfield closed in May 1920 when the strength of the RAF was drastically reduced. The hangars and other buildings were demolished and the land was returned to agricultural use. The Second World War In February 1938 the station was reacti ...
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British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurkhas, and 28,330 volunteer reserve personnel. The modern British Army traces back to 1707, with antecedents in the English Army and Scots Army that were created during the Restoration in 1660. The term ''British Army'' was adopted in 1707 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland. Members of the British Army swear allegiance to the monarch as their commander-in-chief, but the Bill of Rights of 1689 and Claim of Right Act 1689 require parliamentary consent for the Crown to maintain a peacetime standing army. Therefore, Parliament approves the army by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every five years. The army is administered by the Ministry of Defence and commanded by the Chief of the General Staff. The Brit ...
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Ascent Flight Training
Ascent Flight Training is a flight training company set up as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Babcock International to deliver flying training to pilots and aircrew from the three services of the UK Armed Forces as part of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI). UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Ascent was chosen to deliver the £3.2 billion UKMFTS contract over 25 years, training military aircrew from the Army Air Corps, Fleet Air Arm and Royal Air Force up to their respective Operational Conversion Units. Ascent is responsible for delivering: *Fixed wing training at RAF Cranwell and RAF Valley *Rotary training at RAF Shawbury and RAF Valley. See also * UK Military Flying Training System The UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) takes UK armed forces aircrew from initial training through elementary, basic, and advanced flying training phases, preparing them for their arrival at their designated operational aircraft units. ... References {{Re ...
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List Of Army Air Corps Aircraft Units (United Kingdom)
This is a list of British Army Army Air Corps aircraft units. Wings * No. 1 Wing AAC * No. 2 Wing AAC Brigades * 1st Aviation Brigade Regiments * 1 Regiment * 2 (Training) Regiment * 3 Regiment * 4 Regiment * 5 Regiment * 6 Regiment * 7 (Training) Regiment * 9 Regiment Squadrons Current squadrons Former squadrons Flights Current flights Former flights References Citations Bibliography * * {{Army Air Corps Army Air Corps (United Kingdom) Army Air Army Air Corps aircraft squadrons An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...