No. 654 Squadron AAC
| No. 654 Squadron AAC 654 Light Aircraft Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1958-2014 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Army Air Corps |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Helicopter | AgustaWestland Apache AH.1 |
No. 654 Squadron AAC (654 Sqn) was a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps (AAC).
History
Between February and March 1991 the squadron was in Iraq as part of Operation Desert Sabre (the ground phase of Operation Granby) using Westland Lynx AH1GT's against armoured vehicles of the Iraqi 12th Armoured Division. They returned to Hobart Barracks on 22 March 1991 without any losses.
Deployments
- Operation Herrick (Afghanistan):
- Sept 08 - Jan 09
- Sept 10 - Jan 11
- Jan 12 - May 12
- Sept 13 - Jan 14
Aircraft operated
The squadron operated a variety of helicopters:
- Saunders-Roe Skeeter AOP.12[1]
- Westland Sioux AH.1
- Westland Lynx AH.1GT[1]
- Westland Scout AH.1[1]
- AgustaWestland Apache AH.1
Locations
- Tofrek Barracks East, Hildesheim
- Harewood Barracks, Herford
- Hobart Barracks, Detmold
References
- 1 2 3 "654 Squadron". Helis. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
External links
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