No. 670 Squadron AAC

No. 670 Squadron AAC
No. 670 Squadron RAF
Active16 November 1944 – 1 July 1946 (RAF)
1989 - present
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleTraining squadron
Part of9 Regiment, Army Air Corps
Garrison/HQRAF Shawbury

No. 670 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It is responsible for the Operational Conversion Phase of the Army Pilots’ Course.[1] The Squadron is based at RAF Shawbury.[2][3]

It was formerly No. 670 Squadron RAF, a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War as part of No. 229 Group RAF, South East Asia Command[4]

  1. ^ "Aviation". www.army.mod.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ The British Army, cgsmediacomma-amc-dig-shared@mod uk (9 April 2014). "The British Army - 670 Sqn AAC". webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ Robertson, Dominic (10 September 2019). "Falcons drop in for RAF Shawbury reception - with pictures". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ Delve 1994, p. 84