No. 7 Flight AAC explained

Unit Name:No. 7 Flight Army Air Corps
Type:Helicopter flight
Role:Transport
Command Structure:Army Air Corps
Garrison:Medicina Lines, Seria, Brunei Darussalam[1]
Garrison Label:Last home base
Aircraft Helicopter:Bell 212 AH1/AH3

No. 7 Flight Army Air Corps (No. 7 Flt AAC) was an independent flight of the British Army's Army Air Corps, latterly based at the British garrison at Medicina Lines in Seria, Brunei, on the island of Borneo.[1]

History

The flight was originally formed as No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight Army Air Corps in, at what was then known as Taiping, British Malaya and was part of No. 656 Squadron AAC.[2] On 24 December 1962, 7 Recce Flight AAC then moved to Brunei on the island of Borneo, and remained there until 31 December 1966, when it was disbanded.[2]

No. 7 Flight Army Air Corps was re-formed in, at RAF Gatow in Berlin, where it operated Bell Sioux AH.1, and from 1977 until 1994, Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters.[2] It was part of the Berlin Infantry Brigade.[2] It was disbanded October 1994,[2] and then returning to Borneo, it reformed on 1 November 1994 at Seria in Brunei, where it supported the resident infantry battalion from the Brigade of Gurkhas, and the Training Team Brunei (TTB), which runs jungle warfare training courses.[2] [3] The flight used Bell 212 AH1 and AH3 light helicopters.[2] [3]

On, the flight was expanded and raised to squadron size, and consequently re-designated as No. 667 Squadron AAC.[3]

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References

Notes and References

  1. Book: AirForces Monthly. September 2020. Key Publishing Ltd. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. 8.
  2. Web site: 6-10 Flights AAC. British-Army-units1945on.co.uk. British Army units 1945 on. 29 April 2022.
  3. Web site: New designation for Army Air Corps jungle support unit. Key.Aero. Key Publishing. 9 September 2021. 29 April 2022.