No. 654 Squadron AAC


No. 654 Squadron AAC was a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps.

History

The squadron was formed on 1 September 1958 in Germany and employed as 2 Division Aviation HQ betweem 1964 and October 1969.
Between February and March 1991 the squadron was in Iraq as part of Operation Desert Sabre using Westland Lynx AH1GT's against armoured vehicles of the Iraqi 12th Armoured Division. They returned to Hobart Barracks on 22 March 1991 without any losses.

Deployments

The squadron operated a variety of helicopters: