655 Squadron
Dates | Location | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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. | 655 Light Aircraft Squadron | . |
1962.04.01 | Germany: Formed at Tofrek Barracks East, Hildesheim | 1st Wing AAC: Sud-Aviation Alouette II |
1964.04 | Germany: Herford | Disbanded? |
. | 1964: Renamed 655 Aviation Squadron | . |
. | 1964 - 1969: Employed as 4 Div Army Aviation HQ | . |
1969 | Germany: Hobart Barracks, Detmold. Reformed from 8 Flight: | . |
. | 1 Jan 73: Renamed 655 Squadron AAC | . |
. | 15 Feb - 15 Jun 73: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | Scout and Sioux |
. | 10 Oct 73 - 10 Feb 74: Northern Ireland: Aldergrove | Beaver Fixed Wing Aircraft Flight Only |
. | 22 Jun - 3 Nov 74: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | Scout Helicopter Detachment |
. | 1 Aug - 1 Dec 74: Northern Ireland: Omagh | Scout Helicopter Detachment |
. | 12 Feb - 12 Jun 77: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | . |
. | 1 Apr 1978: Following the Wide Horizon Study, the Squadron was retitled 659 Squadron AAC | . |
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. | 655 Squadron AAC | . |
1978.04.01 | England: Topcliffe. From 666 Squadron: | Sp to 24 Inf Bde: Scout AH 1 & Gazelle AH 1 |
. | 14 Feb - 13 Jun 79: Northern Ireland: Long Kesh | . |
1979.12.12 | Northern Ireland: Omagh with Scout Flight at Aldergrove joined Northern Ireland Regiment | Northern Ireland Regiment Scout AH 1 & Gazelle AH 1 |
1982.05.24 | Northern Ireland: Shackleton Bks, Ballykelly with Scout Flight at Aldergrove | Northern Ireland Regiment Scout AH 1 & Gazelle AH 1 |
. | Oct 82: Squadron converted from Scouts to Lynx AH 1, the Aldergrove Scout Flight converted to Gazelles | Lynx AH 1 and Gazelle AH 1 |
1991 | Northern Ireland: Aldergrove | Northern Ireland Regiment: Lynx AH.1 |
. | 1 Dec 93: Northern Ireland Regiment renamed 5 Regiment AAC | 5 Regiment AAC: Lynx AH.1 |
2000 | Aldergrove, Northern Ireland: Observation/Utility role | Lynx AH.7 |
. | Apr 2007: Disbanded | . |
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. | 655 (The Scottish Horse) Squadron AAC | . |
2009.04.01 | England: Middle Wallop | 6 Regiment AAC (V): Formed |
. | The Squadron provides trained groundcrew in support of training, operations and deployments. | . |
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