7 (Training) Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the British Army and is part of the Joint Helicopter Command. The regiment is responsible for providing all of the flight training of Army Air Corps (AAC) pilots. The regiment is based at the

Army Aviation Centre Army Aviation Centre (AAC) Middle Wallop is a British Army airfield located near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop, used for Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Army Air Corps training. The base hosts 2 (Training) Regiment Army Air Corps, ...

at Middle Wallop.

Structure

The regiment consists of three squadrons and one flight: *No. 671 Squadron AAC conducts Conversion to Type training on the Gazelle and

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helicopter for graduates of the Operational Training Phase and students on the Aviation Crewman course. *No. 673 Squadron AAC conducts Conversion to Type training on the

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attack helicopter for both newly qualified and experienced Army pilots. *

No. 25 Flight AAC 25 Flight Army Air Corps is a flight within the British Army's Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), Army Air Corps, currently part of the British Army Training Unit Kenya. History The flight was formed in 1987 in Belize where it operated Bell H-13 ...

based at Nanyuki in Kenya is responsible for providing 24/7 medical evacuation and range clearances operating Bell 212 helicopters for the British Army Training Unit Kenya.

History

7 Army Aviation Regiment was formed 1969 at

Airfield Camp, Netheravon Netheravon Airfield is a Ministry of Defence grass strip airfield on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire, England. Established in 1913 by the Royal Flying Corps, it became RAF Netheravon from 1918 until 1963, then AAC Netheravon (Army Air Corps) until ...

. In 1971, the regiment was renamed to 7 Regiment Army Aviation Corps. During its time as a regular unit, the following squadrons and flights were part of the regiment: 651 Squadron, 658 Squadron, 2 Flight and 8 Flight. 658 Squadron had reformed 1982. The Agusta A109A helicopter had entered service with 8 Flight in 1984. 666 (V) Squadron had become part of the regiment in 1986. In April 1995, the regiment re-roled as a volunteer unit 7 Regiment AAC (V). The regiment consisted of 666 Squadron (V), 658 Squadron (V), 3 Flight (V) at RAF Turnhouse (later

RAF Leuchars Royal Air Force Leuchars or RAF Leuchars was a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. Throughout the Cold War and beyond, the station was home to fighter aircraft which policed northern UK airspac ...

) and 6 Flight (V) based at

Shawbury Shawbury is a village and civil parish in the English county of Shropshire. The village is northeast of the town of Shrewsbury, northwest of Telford and northwest of London. The village straddles the A53 between Shrewsbury and Market Drayt ...

. On 1 April 2009, the regiment re-roled as a regular training unit 7 (Training) Regiment AAC based at Middle Wallop as part of the School of Army Aviation. On 1 August 2009, the school was renamed as the Army Aviation Centre. The regiment consisted of 670 Squadron, 671 Squadron and 673 Squadron.

References

External links

Official website
{{Army Air Corps Army Air Corps regiments Training regiments of the British Army Army flying training units and formations Military units and formations established in 1969