No. 673 Squadron AAC

No. 673 Squadron AAC
No. 673 Squadron RAF
No. 673 Squadron AAC; No. 673 Squadron RAF
Active	1 January 1945 – 25 October 1945 (RAF); April 1996 - December 2020; June 2022 - present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Size	35 permanent staff, 12 Students
Part of	7 (Training) Regiment Army Air Corps
Garrison/HQ	Middle Wallop Flying Station
Commanders
Colonel of; the Regiment	The Prince of Wales
Insignia
Identification; symbol
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopter	Boeing AH64E Apache

No. 673 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It was formerly No. 674 Squadron RAF, a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force, active during the Second World War within British India.

History

A de Havilland Tiger Moth restored in wartime colours.

No. 673 Squadron was formed at Bikram, Patna in (then) British India on 1 January 1945^[1] as a glider squadron, with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of No. 344 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements; the squadron was disbanded on 25 October 1945 at Kargi Road.^[1]

Army Air Corps

No. 673 Squadron AAC was formed at Middle Wallop, on 1 April 2009 the squadron joined 7 Regiment AAC (Flying).^[2] It was disbanded on 11 December 2020, and was reformed on 8 June 2022 with the arrival of 2 new AH-64E Apache Guardians arrived.^[3]

Aircraft operated

A Waco CG-4 (Hadrian) in British service.

Aircraft operated by **No. 673 Squadron RAF**^[1] and 673 Squadron Army Air Corps
From	To	Aircraft	Variant
January 1945	September 1945	Waco Hadrian
January 1945	September 1945	de Havilland Tiger Moth	Mk.II
April 1996	2024	AgustaWestland Apache	AH1
2024	present	Boeing AH-64 Apache	AH64E

Squadron bases

Apache helicopter — AgustaWestland Apache in British service.

Bases and airfields used by **No. 673 Squadron RAF**^[1]^[4]
From	To	Base
27 January 1945	19 February 1945	Bikram, Bihar, British India
19 February 1945	10 April 1945	Belgaum, Karnataka, British India
10 April 1945	26 August 1945	Bikram, Bihar, British India
26 August 1945	16 September 1945	Tilda, Chhattisgarh, British India
16 September 1945	25 October 1945	Kargi Road, Chhattisgarh, British India

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Halley 1988, p. 452.
^ "673 (AH Training) Squadron AAC". British Army units from 1945 on. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "673sq is back!". Scramble.nl. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ Jefford 2001, pp. 266–271.

Bibliography

Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

External links

Army Aviation Centre - 7 (Training) Regiment

[Halley1988p452-1] Halley 1988, p. 452.

[2] "673 (AH Training) Squadron AAC". British Army units from 1945 on. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[3] "673sq is back!". Scramble.nl. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[Jefford2001p266-271-4] Jefford 2001, pp. 266–271.

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