5 Regiment Army Air Corps

5 Regiment Army Air Corps
Active	1 October 1993 – present.
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Size	Regiment
Part of	Army Air Corps
Insignia
Squadron Badge heraldry	The Regimental emblem is the Army Air Corps Cap Badge with the Roman numerals V beneath.

5 Regiment Army Air Corps is a regiment of the Army Air Corps (AAC). A written answer in September 2016 stated that if will be transferred to RAF control in the future.^[1]

Structure

The regiment consists of:

No. 651 Squadron AAC^[2]
No. 665 Squadron AAC^[3]

The Regiment also has administrative responsibility for 29 (BATUS) Flight Army Air Corps.^[4]

References

↑ "Army Air Corps:Written question - 46689". Hansard. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
↑ "651 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
↑ "665 Squadron Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
↑ http://www.army.mod.uk/aviation/27834.aspx

Army Air Corps (units)

Airfields

Regular units

1 Regiment	No. 652 Squadron AAC No. 659 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

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. 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
Army Aviation Centre

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 (Stirling Lines) (JSFAW)

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