No. 7 Flight AAC
| No. 7 Flight Army Air Corps | |
|---|---|
 Bell 212 of the No. 7 Flight AAC supporting the Household Cavalry Regiment during a training exercise in the jungles of Brunei in 2017. | |
| Active | 1 September 1957–1 August 2021 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Helicopter flight |
| Role | Transport |
| Part of | Army Air Corps |
| Last home base | Medicina Lines, Seria, Brunei Darussalam[1] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| 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
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The flight was originally formed as No. 7 Reconnaissance Flight Army Air Corps in 1 September 1957, at what was then known as Taiping, British Malaya[2] and was part of No. 656 Squadron AAC.[3] 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.[3]
No. 7 Flight Army Air Corps was re-formed in 1970, at RAF Gatow in Berlin, where it operated Bell Sioux AH.1, and from 1977 until 1994, Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters.[3] It was part of the Berlin Infantry Brigade.[3] It was disbanded October 1994,[3] 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.[3][4] The flight used Bell 212 AH1 and AH3 light helicopters.[3][4]
On 1 August 2021, the flight was expanded and raised to squadron size, and consequently re-designated as No. 667 Squadron AAC.[4]
See also
[edit]- Royal Gurkha Rifles
- British Army Jungle Warfare Training School
- List of Army Air Corps aircraft units
References
[edit]- ^ a b AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. September 2020. p. 8.
- ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 45.
- ^ a b c d e f g "6-10 Flights AAC". British-Army-units1945on.co.uk. British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "New designation for Army Air Corps jungle support unit". Key.Aero. Key Publishing. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- Greenacre, John; Peters, Mike (2024). Ops Normal - The Authorised Operational History of the AAC 1957-2017. Vol. 1 (1957-79). Warwick, UK: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-804515-34-1.
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