UNFICYP Flight AAC

UNFICYP Flight AAC United Nations Flight AAC Force Aviation Flight
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

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 became operational on 27 March 1964. The flight was originally equipped with Augusta Bell Sioux AH1 helicopters and these were replaced in 1978 by Sud Aviation Alouette II helicopters.

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.^[1]

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