No. 658 Squadron AAC

No. 658 Squadron AAC
Active	1 Sept 2013 - Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army Air Corps
Type	Joint unit
Role	Special forces aviation support
Garrison/HQ	Credenhill Barracks
Aircraft flown
Helicopter	Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin II Westland Gazelle AH1

No. 658 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps.

The squadron is now operational after a renaming of 8 Flight AAC.

History

The squadron was represented by 658 Squadron of 7 (Volunteer) Regiment, Army Air Corps.

This Squadron is no longer under 7 AAC but was renamed from 8 Flight AAC as of 1 September 2013.^[1]

From	To	Aircraft	Variant	Notes
1 September 2013	Present	Eurocopter AS365N3 Dauphin	II	^[1]
1 September 2013	Present	Westland Gazelle	AH1	^[1]

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gary Parsons (January 2014). "News briefs". AirForces Monthly (Stamford: Key Publishing): pg.7.

United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF)

Director Special Forces (DSF)

Naval Service	Special Boat Service Special Boat Service (Reserve)

Army	22 Special Air Service Special Reconnaissance Regiment 18 Signal Regiment

Joint Services	Special Forces Support Group Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing

Training	United Kingdom Special Forces Selection

Category

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

Other

Independent Flights

Independent Squadrons