4 Regiment Army Air Corps

4 Regiment Army Air Corps 4th Division Aviation 1969-1973
Active	24 October 1969 – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Aviation
Size	Regiment 404 personnel[1]
Part of	Attack Helicopter Force
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	The Regimental emblem is the Army Air Corps Cap Badge with the Roman numerals IV beneath.

4 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC).

History

• Detmold | 1964-1970 | 1, 23 & 24 Flights[2]
• HQ at Detmold | 1971-1976 | 654 Squadron at Minden | 661 at Herford | 662 at Minden[3]
• Detmold | 1977-1980 | 654 & 664[4]
• Detmold | 1981-1983 | 654 & 664[5]
• Detmold | 1983-1990 | 654, 659 & 669[6]
• Deployed as part of the Gulf War with Lynx and Gazelle helicopter.[7]
• Detmold | 1990-1994 | 654, 659 & 669[8]
• Detmold | 1994-1995[9]
• UK | 1995-present[9]

Structure

The regiment consists of:

• No. 654 Squadron AAC (Regimental Headquarters)[10]
• No. 656 Squadron AAC[11]
• No. 664 Squadron AAC[12]
• WKSP REME

See also

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

References

Citations

1. "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
2. Watson 2005, p. 70.
3. Watson 2005, p. 84.
4. Watson 2005, p. 91.
5. Watson 2005, p. 97.
6. Watson 2005, p. 107.
7. British Ground Force in the Gulf War, 1990–91 Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine orbat.com
8. Watson 2005, p. 117.
9. Watson 2005, p. 142.
10. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. January 2023. p. 75.
11. "656 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
12. "664 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.

Bibliography

• Watson, G; Rinaldi, R (2005). The British Army in Germany: An Organizational History 1947-2004. Tiger Lily Publications. ISBN 0-9720296-9-9.