No. 659 Squadron AAC
Active1 November 1971 - present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
BranchUnited Kingdom British Army
SizeSquadron
Part of1 Regiment Army Air Corps
Garrison/HQRNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)
Motto(s)"Quovis Per Ardua"
Aircraft flown
HelicopterAgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1

No. 659 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps (AAC) based at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron) flying AgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1's as part of 1 Regiment Army Air Corps.[1]

The squadron was reformed from No. 659 Squadron RAF on 1 November 1971 while in Germany.[2]

See also

References

Citations

  1. "Wildcat helicopter works alongside Apache". British Army. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. Farrar-Hockley 1994, p. 239.

Bibliography

  • Farrar-Hockley, A (1994). The Army In The Air. UK: Alan Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-0617-0.
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