No. 653 Squadron AAC


653 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps.

History

The squadron was reformed in the AAC in Cyprus on 11 May 1958 before moving to Aden on 9 March 1961 and becoming HQ 3 Wing during 1965. The unit was shortly disbanded on 19 October 1967 but was reformed at AAC Netheravon on 1 November 1971, it was remustered from 660 Squadron from December 1978 and moved to Germany on 1 November 1978.

Current use

The squadron operates the Apache AH.1 from Wattisham Airfield. After 2015 it became the Apache Conversion Squadron.

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