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No. 671 Squadron AAC
671 Operational Training Squadron AAC
No. 671 Squadron RAF
Active1 January 1945 – 25 October 1945 (RAF)
1 April 1986 - present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Army Air Corps
Garrison/HQMiddle Wallop Flying Station

No. 671 Squadron AAC is squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It was previously No. 671 Squadron RAF, a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War as part of No. 229 Group RAF, South East Asia Command.[1]

History

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671 Squadron was formed at Bikram, Patna in British India as a glider squadron on 1 January 1945 by renumbering No. 669 Squadron RAF,[2] 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, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded at Kargi Road on 25 October 1945.[2]

A Waco CG-4 (Hadrian) in British service.
A de Havilland Tiger Moth restored in wartime colours.
Aircraft operated by no. 671 Squadron RAF, data from[2]
From To Aircraft Version
January 1945 August 1945 Hadrian
January 1945 August 1945 de Havilland Tiger Moth Mk.II
Bases and airfields used by no. 671 Squadron RAF, data from[2][3]
From To Base
1 January 1945 9 February 1945 Bikram, Patna, Bihar
9 February 1945 3 April 1945 Belgaum, Belgaum district, Karnataka
3 April 1945 26 August 1945 Bikram, Patna, Bihar
26 August 1945 25 October 1945 Kargi Road, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Army Air Corps

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671 Squadron was formed on 1 April 1986 at Middle Wallop as part of 2 Regiment AAC (Training). From 2000 it was operated Westland Lynx AH.7's, Westland Gazelle AH.1's and Bell 212 AH.1's. It joined 7 Regiment AAC (Flying) on 1 April 2009.[4]

See also

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Delve 1994, p. 84
  2. ^ a b c d Halley 1988, p. 452.
  3. ^ Jefford 2001, pp. 266–271.
  4. ^ "671 Operation". British Army units from 1945 on. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
  • Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
  • Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
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