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Template:Infobox military unit 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC is an Army Reserve helicopter support squadron of the British Army Air Corps that provides groundcrews to support Wildcat helicopters.[1] The squadron is part of 6 Regiment Army Air Corps (6 Regt AAC) and is located in Somerset at Taunton and Yeovil.[1][2]
The Squadron was established on 1 April 2014 having previously been B Company, 6th Battalion, The Rifles, an Army Reserve infantry regiment, previously part of The Light Infantry.[1][2][3][4][5]
Paired with 1 Regiment Army Air Corps (1 Regt AAC) at RNAS Yeovilton, the Squadron provides ground support, Communications specialists, logisticians, medics, chefs and administration staff to the Army's new AgustaWestland Wildcat helicopter Regt, 1 Reg AAC based at Yeovilton. It also has scope to support the Army's AgustaWestland Apache attack helicopter. All soldiers in the Squadron are trained in rigging and dealing with underslung loads which can be carried by a variety of aircraft including both AgustaWestland Merlin and Boeing Chinook.[2][3][6][7]
The Squadron has two flights currently based at the Army Reserve Centre in Bishops Hull, Taunton also has a Flight based in the newly refurbished Army Reserve Centre in Yeovil in the county of Somerset.[2][6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ a b c 675 Squadron Army Air Corps. British Army. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved on 8 March 2016.
- ↑ a b c d West Country reservists get taste of Air Corps role - British Army Website. web.archive.org (2013-09-29). Retrieved on 2024-04-21.
- ↑ a b Taunton-based Army Reservists on helicopter training weekend (in en). Somerset County Gazette (2015-06-22). Retrieved on 2024-04-21.
- ↑ Rifles reservists train with Regular Army colleagues (in en). GOV.UK. Retrieved on 2024-04-21.
- ↑ The RIFLES 6 Battalion March Proudly in the future with 6 Regiment Army Air Corps. Retrieved 21 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ a b [0=AZUnbJK9l1Z1YrnhYu708Mp4LW-e7gmJpdDzEQDw9BLWUPDRcOHBr5SYqGZBvAjIlKQ9_W0gS5WsG_oGCeIbv3Awi9e5fmZGTWoCGBk7NhQq-gmat_UUzfi9JfnmWkQuEpE&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R Spotlight on 675 Sqn AAC....]. 6 Regiment Army Air Corps – Facebook (15 July 2021). Retrieved on 6 December 2022.
- ↑ a b Army Reservists in helicopter training exercise (in en). Somerset County Gazette (2014-04-05). Retrieved on 2024-04-21.
- https://www.georgepas.co.uk/675-the-rifles-squadron-army-air-corps/ - changeover of Rifles to AAC