4 Regiment Army Air Corps Explained

Unit Name:	4 Regiment Army Air Corps 4th Division Aviation 1969-1973
Dates:	24 October 1969 – present
Country:	United Kingdom
Type:	Aviation
Size:	Regiment 404 personnel^[1]
Command Structure:	Attack Helicopter Force
Garrison Label:	Base
Identification Symbol:	The Regimental emblem is the Army Air Corps Cap Badge with the Roman numerals IV beneath.
Identification Symbol Label:	Squadron Badge heraldry

4 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC).

History

• Detmold | 1964-1970 | 1, 23 & 24 Flights
• HQ at Detmold | 1971-1976 | 654 Squadron at Minden | 661 at Herford | 662 at Minden
• Detmold | 1977-1980 | 654 & 664
• Detmold | 1981-1983 | 654 & 664
• Detmold | 1983-1990 | 654, 659 & 669
• Deployed as part of the Gulf War with Lynx and Gazelle helicopter.^[2]
• Detmold | 1990-1994 | 654, 659 & 669
• Detmold | 1994-1995
• UK | 1995-present

Structure

The regiment consists of:

• No. 654 Squadron AAC (Regimental Headquarters)^[3]
• No. 656 Squadron AAC^[4]
• No. 664 Squadron AAC^[5]
• WKSP REME

See also

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

References

Bibliography

• Book: Watson . G. Rinaldi . R . The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004 . 2005 . Tiger Lily Publications . 0-9720296-9-9. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Army – Question for Ministry of Defence. 1. 14 December 2020. 15 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915161827/https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2018-11-22/194616. dead.
2. http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/uk/gulforbat1990.html British Ground Force in the Gulf War, 1990–91
3. Book: AirForces Monthly. January 2023. Key Publishing Ltd. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. 75.
4. Web site: 656 Squadron Army Air Corps. British Army. 29 September 2014.
5. Web site: 664 Squadron Army Air Corps. British Army. 29 September 2014.