656 Squadron
| Dates | Location | Higher Formation/Remarks |
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| . | 656 Light Aircraft Squadron | . |
| 1957.09.01 | Malaya: Seremban, Ipoh, Taiping, Sembawang and Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur. Formed from 656 Air Observation Post/Light Liaison Squadron: | With 2 & 7 Recce, 11 & 14 Liaison Flights |
| . | By 1959: Included 16 Recce Flt | . |
| 1962.08 | Malaya: Kluang | 2 & 7 Recce, 11, 14 & 16 Liaison Flights |
| . | Dec 62 - ?: Brunei: | 14 Flight and a detachment of 7 Flight |
| . | 1 Oct 65: Employed as HQ 4 Wing at Singapore and HQ Army Aviation in Borneo Operations | . |
| . | 18 Dec 69: Disbanded | . |
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| . | 656 Squadron AAC | . |
| 1971.11.01 | Reformed in Hong Kong and Seria | . |
| . | 1 Jan 1973: Renamed 656 Squadron AAC | . |
| . | Jun 77: Disbanded, except 2 flights | . |
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| . | 656 Squadron AAC | . |
| 1978.04 | England: Farnborough. Reformed from 664 Sqn: | Sp to 1 Inf Bde |
| . | Dec 80 - Jan 81: Rhodesia: Op Aguila | Â |
| 1982.03 | England: Netheravon | 7 Regiment AAC |
| . | 19 May - Jun 82: Falkland Islands: Op Corporate | Scout AH.1, Gazelle AH.1 |
| . | Jun 82 - Jul 82: Falkland Islands: | . |
| . | AAC Falklands Squadron | . |
| 1993 | England: Dishforth | 9 Regiment AAC |
| . | 2000: Dishforth: Anti-tank | Lynx AH 7 & Gazelle AH 1 |
| . | April - Oct 2004: Converted to Apache | Apache |
| . | 2007: AAC restructured into single type regiments | . |
| 2007 | England: Wattisham: Joined 4 Regiment AAC | 4 Regiment AAC: Apache |
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