No. 671 Squadron AAC is

squadron Squadron may refer to: * Squadron (army), a military unit of cavalry, tanks, or equivalent subdivided into troops or tank companies * Squadron (aviation), a military unit that consists of three or four flights with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, de ...

of the

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. It was previously No. 671 Squadron RAF, a

glider Glider may refer to: Aircraft and transport Aircraft * Glider (aircraft), heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight ** Glider (sailplane), a rigid-winged glider aircraft with an undercarriage, used in the sport of glidin ...

squadron of the

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active during the

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as part of

No. 229 Group RAF The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...

, South East Asia Command.

History

671 Squadron was formed at

Bikram, Patna Bikram is a town and Block in Paliganj sub-division (Tehsil) of Patna district in the Indian state of Bihar. Politics Bikram assembly constituency is part of Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency). Bikram assembly constituency covers Naubatp ...

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as a glider squadron on 1 January 1945 by renumbering

No. 669 Squadron RAF No. 669 Squadron RAF was a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War. History No. 669 Squadron RAF was formed on 16 November 1944 at Bikram, Patna, India as a glider squadron, with the intention of being used for ...

, with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of

No. 344 Wing RAF The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...

, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded at Kargi Road on 25 October 1945. Waco Hadrian

Army Air Corps

671 Squadron was formed on 1 April 1986 at

AAC Middle Wallop Army Aviation Centre (AAC) Middle Wallop is a British Army airfield located near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop, used for Army Air Corps training. The base hosts 2 (Training) Regiment AAC and 7 (Training) Regiment AAC under the umb ...

as part of 2 Regiment AAC (Training). From 2000 it was operated

Westland Lynx The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose twin-engined military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led t ...

AH.7's,

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's and Bell 212 AH.1's. It joined 7 Regiment AAC (Flying) on 1 April 2009.

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