No. 7 Flight AAC

7 Flight Army Air Corps is an independent flight of the British Army's Army Air Corps, based at the British garrison at Medicina Lines in Seria, Brunei.[1]

No. 7 Flight AAC
Active1970-
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
RoleAir transport
Garrison/HQMedicina Lines, Seria[1]
EquipmentBell 212 AH.1 light helicopters
7 Flight Gazelle over Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

History

The flight was formed in 1970 at RAF Gatow in Berlin where it operated Bell Sioux AH.1 and from 1975 until 1994 Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters. It was part of the Berlin Infantry Brigade.[2] It was disbanded in 1994 and then reformed in 1 November 1994 at Seria in Brunei where it supports the resident infantry battalion from the Brigade of Gurkhas and the Training Team Brunei (TTB), which runs jungle warfare training courses.[2] The flight uses Bell 212 AH.1 light helicopters.[2]

See also

References
  1. AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. September 2020. p. 8.
  2. "6-10 Flights". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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