| 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1 April 2020–present [1] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Army aviation |
| Role | Attack Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Joint Aviation Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Middle Wallop Flying Station |
| Motto(s) | Fly, Fight, Lead[2] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack helicopter | Boeing AH-64E Apache |
| Observation helicopter | Wildcat AH1 |
The 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team is an aviation formation of the British Army.[3] Most of its units are from the Army Air Corps (AAC). It was stood up on 1 April 2020 by combining the Wattisham Flying Station Headquarters (WFS HQ), formerly the Attack Helicopter Force (AHF) at Wattisham and the Aviation Reconnaissance Force at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton.[3][4][5] It reached initial operating capability on 1 April 2021 and full operating capability on 1 January 2023.[6]
- ^ "Army establishes its 1st Aviation Brigade". British Army. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "British Army Launches First Ever Aviation Brigade". Forces Net. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Army establishes its 1st Aviation Brigade". British Army (Press release). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "The Eagle Spring 2020 edition" (PDF). The Eagle. Wattisham. 1 April 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 September 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Ripley, Tim (6 April 2020). "UK forms aviation brigade". IHS Janes. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "British Army Newsletter Issue 5" (PDF). British Army. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.