No. 7 Flight AAC

No. 7 Flight AAC
Country  United Kingdom
Branch  British Army
Role Air transport
Equipment Bell 212 light helicopters
7 Flight Gazelle over Brandenburg Gate

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

History

The flight was formed in 1970 at RAF Gatow in Berlin where it operated Sioux AH1 and latterly Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopters. It was part of the Berlin Infantry Brigade.[1] It was disbanded in 1994 and then reformed in 1998 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.[1] The flight uses Bell 212 light helicopters.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "6-10 Flights". British Army units 1945 on. Retrieved 25 November 2017.


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