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UNFICYP Flight AAC United Nations Flight AAC Force Aviation Flight
UN troops in Cyprus
Active	27 March 1964 – 30 September 1994
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Army aviation
Aircraft flown
Patrol	Augusta Bell AH1 Sud Aviation Alouette II Westland Gazelle AH.1

The UNFICYP Flight AAC, originally known as the Force Aviation Flight, was a unit of the Army Air Corps (AAC) of the British Army attached to the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). It was formed on 1 August 1966. The flight was originally equipped with Augusta Bell Sioux AH1 helicopters and these were replaced in December 1977 by Sud Aviation Alouette II helicopters. The Alouettes were replaced by the Westland Gazelle AH.1 in October 1988.

Duties ended on 30 September 1994 when the AAC flight was replaced by a flight from the Argentine Air Force, ending thirty years, six months and four days of service under the UN flag.

See also

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

References

1. "Military Histories - UN Flying from Nicosia (1964-today)".
2. The UNFICYP Magazine Archived 12 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Autumn 2011

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Airfields	Aldergrove Flying Station Stirling Lines Middle Wallop Flying Station Wattisham Flying Station RNAS Yeovilton
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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