No._16_Flight_AAC

No. 16 Flight AAC

No. 16 Flight AAC

Military unit

16 Flight AAC was an independent flight within the British Army's Army Air Corps. It appears to have initially been formed in 1961, and operated in Aden and Borneo.[1] Reformed circa 1982, it was based at Dhekelia in Cyprus,[2] It operated in support of Army units based there. The unit operated Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters.

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The unit was disbanded in 2000.[citation needed] Its role was taken by No. 84 Squadron RAF.

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References

Citations
  1. [1]
    "British Army units from 1945 on - Flights 11 to 20".
  2. [2]
    Farrar-Hockley 1994, p. 240.
Bibliography
  • Farrar-Hockley, A (1994). The Army In The Air. UK: Alan Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-0617-0.


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