No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC

No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron Army Air Corps (675 Sqn) is a British Army Army Reserve groundcrew aviation support squadron. It is part of 6 Regiment Army Air Corps (6 Regt AAC). It is located in the city of Taunton, with a detachment currently at RNAS Yeovilton, in the county of Somerset.^[1]^[2]

The squadron is a relatively new unit, created from the transfer of B Company, 6th Battalion, The Rifles, an Army Reserve infantry regiment, previously part of The Light Infantry, to 6 Regt AAC on 1 April 2014.^[2]

Paired with 1 Regiment Army Air Corps (1 Regt AAC) at Yeovilton, the Squadron will provide ground support to the Army's new AgustaWestland Wildcat helicopter and more specifically to 1 Reg AAC based at Yeovilton. It also has ground crew trained to support the Army's AgustaWestland Apache attack helicopter. All crews are also trained in rigging and dealing with underslung loads which can be carried by a variety of aircraft including both AgustaWestland Merlin and Boeing Chinook.

The flight currently based at RNAS Yeovilton is expected to move to the newly refurbished Army Reserve Centre in Yeovil toward the late spring 2016.

References

↑ "6th Regiment Army Air Corps". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
1 2 "675 Squadron Army Air Corps". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-08.

British Army, http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/27836.aspx#34539
British Army, http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/30333.aspx

Army Air Corps (units)

Airfields

Regular units

1 Regiment	No. 652 Squadron AAC No. 661 Squadron AAC

3 Regiment	No. 653 Squadron AAC No. 662 Squadron AAC No. 663 Squadron AAC

4 Regiment	No. 656 Squadron AAC No. 664 Squadron AAC

5 Regiment	No. 651 Squadron AAC No. 665 Squadron AAC

9 Regiment	No. 659 Squadron AAC No. 669 Squadron AAC No. 672 Squadron AAC

Army reserve units

6 Regiment	No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC No. 678 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC

Training units

2 (Training) Regiment	No. 668 (Training) Squadron AAC No. 676 Squadron AAC

7 (Training) Regiment	No. 670 Squadron AAC No. 671 Squadron AAC No. 673 Squadron AAC No. 25 Flight AAC (Kenya)

Other

660 Squadron AAC (Defence Helicopter Flying School)
667 Squadron AAC (Development and Trials)
674 Squadron AAC (Defence Elementary Flying Training School)
Army Historic Aircraft Flight
The Band Of The Army Air Corps
Army Flying Grading
Blue Eagles Display Team
The Army Air Corps Parachute Display Team

Independent Flights

No. 7 Flight AAC (Brunei)
No. 29 (BATUS) Flight AAC (Alberta, Canada)

Independent Squadrons

657 Squadron (RAF Odiham) (Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing (JSFAW))
658 Squadron (Credenhill Barracks) (JSFAW)

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