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No. 25 Flight AAC
Active	1987–September 2015
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Army Air Corps

25 Flight Army Air Corps is a former flight within the British Army's Army Air Corps.

History

The flight was formed in 1987 in Belize where it operated Westland Sioux AH.1 helicopters. The flight returned to AAC Middle Wallop in August 2011. The flight supported UK peacetime operations and training including the security arrangements for the 2012 Summer Olympics which were held mostly in London but also at smaller locations throughout the UK. In March 2013 the flight deployed to Kenya where it supports the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK). The flight's primary role is to provide 24/7 Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) cover to exercising troops training in the remote locations within Kenya as well as to BATUK dependents and permanent staff. The secondary role to provide range clearance prior to live firing. The flight had three Bell 212 helicopters. The Army Air Corps left Kenya in September 2015 after two and a half years of MEDEVAC support.

See also

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

References

1. "Flights 21-132". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
2. ^ "25 Flight Army Air Corps". British Army. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
3. https://www.facebook.com/TheArmyAirCorps/posts/army-air-corps-leaves-kenya-on-wednesday-30th-of-november-2016-the-army-air-corp/1529907803703502/

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Regular units	Brigades 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team 1 Regiment No. 651 Squadron AAC No. 652 Squadron AAC No. 659 Squadron AAC No. 661 Squadron AAC 3 Regiment HQ Squadron No. 653 Squadron AAC No. 662 Squadron AAC No. 663 Squadron AAC 4 Regiment No. 656 Squadron AAC No. 664 Squadron AAC 5 Regiment No. 665 Squadron AAC
Army reserve units	6 Regiment No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC
Training units	2 (Training) Regiment No. 668 (Training) Squadron AAC No. 676 Squadron AAC 7 (Training) Regiment No. 671 Squadron AAC No. 673 Squadron AAC 9 Regiment No. 670 Squadron AAC
Other	No. 660 Squadron AAC (No. 1 Flying Training School RAF) Apache Display Team Band of the Army Air Corps
Independent squadrons	No. 658 Squadron AAC (Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing)
Former display units	Army Historic Aircraft Flight Helicopter Display Team (Blue Eagles)
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