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No. 667 Squadron AAC
No. 667 (Development and Trials) Squadron AAC
No. 667 Squadron RAF
No. 667 Squadron AAC; No. 667 (Development and Trials) Squadron AAC; No. 667 Squadron RAF
	Bell 212 AH1 of the No. 667 Squadron over Lumut, Brunei in 2022
Active	1 Dec 1943 – 20 Dec 1945 (RAF); 1989 – 2020; 1 Aug 2021 – 2022
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Flying squadron
Role	Transport
Part of	Army Air Corps
Home station	Middle Wallop
Aircraft flown
Cargo helicopter	Bell 212 AH1/AH3

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667 Squadron AAC is a former squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps (AAC).

History

No. 667 Squadron was first formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Gosport, Hampshire from 1662 and 1631 Flight's^[1] and No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp at RAF Shoreham, Kent^[2] for various anti-aircraft training duties. The squadron was initially equipped with Boulton Paul Defiants and undertook target towing duties with these. It later received Hurricanes, Barracudas, Oxfords, Vengeances and Spitfires, before disbanding at Gosport on 20 December 1945.^[3]^[4]^[5] Between Dec 1943 and Dec 1945 squadron aircraft wore the codes U4.^[6]^[7] During the Second World War the squadron formed part of No. 70 Group RAF, Air Defence of Great Britain from 1943 to 1944^[8] and Fighter Command from 1944 to 1945^[9]

From 1989 the squadron had a development and trials role as part of the Army Air Corps. The squadron continued in this role until late 2020 when it was disbanded.^[10]

During 2019 the squadron supported the deployment of the Apache aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08).^[11]

On 1 August 2021, No. 7 Flight AAC based in Brunei was redesignated as No. 667 Squadron.^[12] In 2022 the Bell 212 was replaced in Brunei with the RAF Westland Puma HC2, operated by No. 1563 Flight RAF.^[13]

Aircraft operated

Aircraft operated by 667 Squadron, data from^[4]^[5]
From	To	Aircraft	Version
December 1943	January 1945	Boulton Paul Defiant	Mks.I & III
April 1944	August 1945	Hawker Hurricane	Mks.I & IIc
May 1944	June 1945	Fairey Barracuda	Mk.II
June 1944	December 1945	Airspeed Oxford	Mks.I & II^[3]
October 1944	December 1945	Vultee Vengeance	Mk.IV
July 1945	December 1945	Supermarine Spitfire	LF.XVIe^[3]
	2020	Westland Gazelle	AH1^[12]
	2020	Westland Lynx	AH7^[12]
2021	2022	Bell 212	AH1 AH3^[12]

Squadron bases

Bases and airfields used by 667 Squadron, data from^[3]^[4]^[5]
From	To	Base	Remark
1 December 1943	20 December 1945	RAF Gosport, Hampshire	Det. at RAF Shoreham, Kent
1957	2020	AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire^[12]
2021	2022	Medicina Lines in Seria, Brunei^[12]

References

Notes

^ Delve 1994, p. 159.
^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 64.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rawlings 1982, p. 258.
^ ^a ^b ^c Halley 1988, p. 451.
^ ^a ^b ^c Jefford 2001, p. 105.
^ Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, pp. 103–104.
^ Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 108.
^ Delve 1994, p. 72.
^ Delve 1994, p. 79.
^ "Introducing 667 Sqn AAC!". Twitter. Jungle Aviation – 7 Flight Army Air Corps. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
^ "British Army Apache gunship starts trials with HMS Queen Elizabeth". Naval News. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "New designation for Army Air Corps jungle support unit". Key.Aero. Key Publishing. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Brunei | The British Army". army.mod.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

Bibliography

Bowyer, Michael J.F.; Rawlings, John D.R. (1979). Squadron Codes, 1937–56. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-364-6.
Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
Flintham, Vic; Thomas, Andrew (2003). Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84037-281-8.
Halley, James J. (1988). The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1918–1988. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-164-9.
Jefford, C.G. (2001). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 (2nd ed.). Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
Rawlings, John D.R. (1982). Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
Sturtivant, Ray, ISO; Hamlin, John (2007). RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 978-0-85130-365-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

[1] Delve 1994, p. 159.

[2] Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 64.

[Rawlings1982p258-3] Rawlings 1982, p. 258.

[Halley1988p451-4] Halley 1988, p. 451.

[Jefford2001p105-5] Jefford 2001, p. 105.

[6] Bowyer & Rawlings 1979, pp. 103–104.

[7] Flintham & Thomas 2003, p. 108.

[8] Delve 1994, p. 72.

[9] Delve 1994, p. 79.

[10] "Introducing 667 Sqn AAC!". Twitter. Jungle Aviation – 7 Flight Army Air Corps. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.

[11] "British Army Apache gunship starts trials with HMS Queen Elizabeth". Naval News. Retrieved 21 April 2024.

[KEY-NDJSU-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "New designation for Army Air Corps jungle support unit". Key.Aero. Key Publishing. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[13] "Brunei | The British Army". army.mod.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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+'''667 Squadron AAC''' is a former squadron of the [[British Army]]'s [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]] (AAC).
 ==History==
-No. 667 squadron was first formed on 1 December 1943 at [[Gosport|RAF Gosport]], [[Hampshire]] from [[No. 1662 Flight RAF|1662]] and [[No. 1631 (anti-aircraft co-operation) Flight RAF|1631 Flight]]<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=159.}}</ref> and No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp at [[Shoreham, Kent|RAF Shoreham]], [[Kent]]<ref>{{Harvnb|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=64.}}</ref> for various [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] training duties. The squadron was initially equipped with [[Boulton Paul Defiant|Defiants]] and undertook target towing duties with these. It later received Hurricanes, Barracudas, Oxfords, Vengeances and Spitfires, before disbanding at Gosport on 20 December 1945.<ref name="Rawlings1982p258">{{Harvnb|Rawlings|1982|p=258.}}</ref><ref name="Halley1988p451">{{Harvnb|Halley|1988|p=451.}}</ref><ref name="Jefford2001p105">{{harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=105.}}</ref> Between Dec 1943 and Dec 1945 the squadron used the cod U4.<ref>{{Harvnb|Bowyer|Rawlings|1979|pp=103–104.}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Flintham|Thomas|2003|p=108.}}</ref>
+No. 667 Squadron was first formed on 1 December 1943 at [[HMS Sultan (shore establishment)|RAF Gosport]], [[Hampshire]] from 1662 and 1631 Flight's<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=159.}}</ref> and No. 7 Anti-Aircraft Practice Camp at [[Brighton City Airport|RAF Shoreham]], [[Kent]]<ref>{{Harvnb|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=64.}}</ref> for various [[anti-aircraft warfare|anti-aircraft]] training duties. The squadron was initially equipped with [[Boulton Paul Defiant]]s and undertook target towing duties with these. It later received Hurricanes, Barracudas, Oxfords, Vengeances and Spitfires, before disbanding at Gosport on 20 December 1945.<ref name="Rawlings1982p258">{{Harvnb|Rawlings|1982|p=258.}}</ref><ref name="Halley1988p451">{{Harvnb|Halley|1988|p=451.}}</ref><ref name="Jefford2001p105">{{harvnb|Jefford|2001|p=105.}}</ref> Between Dec 1943 and Dec 1945 squadron aircraft wore the codes U4.<ref>{{Harvnb|Bowyer|Rawlings|1979|pp=103–104.}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Flintham|Thomas|2003|p=108.}}</ref>  During the Second World War the squadron formed part of [[No. 70 Group RAF]], [[Air Defence of Great Britain]] from 1943 to 1944<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=72.}}</ref> and [[RAF Fighter Command|Fighter Command]] from 1944 to 1945<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=79.}}</ref>
-From 1989 to 2000 the squadron had a development an trials role as part of the [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]].
+From 1989 the squadron had a development and trials role as part of the [[Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)|Army Air Corps]]. The squadron continued in this role until late 2020 when it was disbanded.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 August 2021|title=Introducing 667 Sqn AAC!|url=https://twitter.com/7Flt_AAC/status/1423649434580176900|access-date=7 November 2021|website=Twitter|publisher=Jungle Aviation – 7 Flight Army Air Corps}}</ref>
+During 2019 the squadron supported the deployment of the Apache aboard {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|R08}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/06/british-army-apache-gunship-starts-trials-with-hms-queen-elizabeth/|title=British Army Apache gunship starts trials with HMS Queen Elizabeth|publisher=Naval News|access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
-[[No. 7 Flight AAC|7 Flight AAC]] was re-designated as [[No. 667 Squadron RAF|No. 667 Squadron]] on 1 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 September 2021|title=New designation for Army Air Corps jungle support unit|url=https://www.key.aero/article/new-designation-army-air-corps-jungle-support-unit|url-status=live|access-date=9 September 2021|website=Key.Aero|publisher=Key Publishing|language=en}}</ref>
+On 1 August 2021, [[No. 7 Flight AAC]] based in [[Brunei]] was redesignated as No. 667 Squadron.<ref name="KEY-NDJSU">{{Cite web|date=9 September 2021|title=New designation for Army Air Corps jungle support unit|url=https://www.key.aero/article/new-designation-army-air-corps-jungle-support-unit|access-date=9 September 2021|website=Key.Aero|publisher=Key Publishing|language=en}}</ref> In 2022 the Bell 212 was replaced in Brunei with the [[Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma|RAF Westland Puma HC2]], operated by [[No. 1563 Flight RAF]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brunei {{!}} The British Army |url=https://www.army.mod.uk/deployments/brunei/ |access-date=6 February 2023 |website=army.mod.uk}}</ref>
-During the Second World War the squadron formed part of [[No. 70 Group RAF]], [[Air Defence of Great Britain]] from 1943 to 1944<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=72.}}</ref> and [[RAF Fighter Command|Fighter Command]] from 1944 to 1945<ref>{{Harvnb|Delve|1994|p=79.}}</ref>
 ==Aircraft operated==
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 | June 1944 || December 1945 || [[Airspeed Oxford]] || Mks.I & II<ref name="Rawlings1982p258"/>
 |-
-| October 1944 || December 1945 || [[A-31 Vengeance|Vultee Vengeance]] || Mk.IV
+| October 1944 || December 1945 || [[Vultee A-31 Vengeance|Vultee Vengeance]] || Mk.IV
 |-
 | July 1945 || December 1945 || [[Supermarine Spitfire]] || LF.XVIe<ref name="Rawlings1982p258"/>
 |-
-|  || 2000 ||  Aérospatiale SA 341B Gazelle AH1s and Westland Lynx AH7s<ref>https://www.key.aero/article/new-designation-army-air-corps-jungle-support-unit</ref> ||
+|  || 2020 || [[Aérospatiale Gazelle|Westland Gazelle]] || AH1<ref name="KEY-NDJSU"/>
 |-
+|  || 2020 || [[Westland Lynx]] || AH7<ref name="KEY-NDJSU"/>
-| 2021 || present || Bell 212 AH1/AH3<ref>https://www.key.aero/article/new-designation-army-air-corps-jungle-support-unit</ref> ||
+|-
+| 2021 || 2022 || Bell 212  ||AH1<hr>AH3<ref name="KEY-NDJSU"/>
 |}
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 |-
-| 1 December 1943 || 20 December 1945 || [[Gosport|RAF Gosport]], [[Hampshire]] || Det. at [[Shoreham, Kent|RA.Shoreham]], [[Kent]]
+| 1 December 1943 || 20 December 1945 || [[HMS Sultan (shore establishment)|RAF Gosport]], [[Hampshire]] || Det. at [[Brighton City Airport|RAF Shoreham]], [[Kent]]
 |-
-| 1957 || 2000 || [[Middle Wallop]], [[Wiltshire]]<ref>https://www.key.aero/article/new-designation-army-air-corps-jungle-support-unit</ref> ||
+| 1957 || 2020 || [[AAC Middle Wallop]], Hampshire<ref name="KEY-NDJSU"/> ||
 |-
-| 2021 || present ||  [[Medicina Lines]] in [[Seria]], [[Brunei]]<ref>https://www.key.aero/article/new-designation-army-air-corps-jungle-support-unit</ref> ||
+| 2021 || 2022 ||  [[Medicina Lines]] in [[Seria]], [[Brunei]]<ref name="KEY-NDJSU"/> ||
 |}
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 ===Bibliography===
 {{refbegin}}
-*{{cite book |last=Bowyer |first=Michael J.F. |first2=John D.R. |last2=Rawlings  |title=Squadron Codes, 1937–56 |location=Cambridge, UK |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd. |year=1979 |isbn=0-85059-364-6 }}
+*{{cite book |last1=Bowyer |first1=Michael J.F. |first2=John D.R. |last2=Rawlings  |title=Squadron Codes, 1937–56 |location=Cambridge, UK |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd. |year=1979 |isbn=0-85059-364-6 }}
 *{{cite book |last=Delve |first=Ken |title=The Source Book of the RAF |location= Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK |publisher=Airlife Publishing |year= 1994 |isbn=1-85310-451-5}}
 *{{cite book |last1=Flintham |first1= Vic |first2= Andrew |last2=Thomas |title=Combat Codes: A Full Explanation and Listing of British, Commonwealth and Allied Air Force Unit Codes since 1938 |location=Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK |publisher=Airlife Publishing Ltd. |year=2003 |isbn=1-84037-281-8}}
@@ Line 98: / Line 108: @@
 *{{cite book |last= Jefford |first= C.G. |title= RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912 |year=2001 |edition=2nd |publisher=Airlife Publishing Ltd. |location=Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK |isbn=1-85310-053-6 }}
 *{{cite book |last=Rawlings |first= John D.R. |title=Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft  |location=London |publisher= Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. |year= 1982 |isbn=0-7106-0187-5}}
-*{{cite book |last=Sturtivant |first= Ray, ISO |first2=John |last2=Hamlin |title=RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912|location= Tonbridge, Kent, UK |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. |year= 2007 |isbn=0-85130-365-X}}
+*{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant |first1= Ray, ISO |first2=John |last2=Hamlin |title=RAF Flying Training And Support Units since 1912|location= Tonbridge, Kent, UK |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. |year= 2007 |isbn=978-0-85130-365-9}}
 {{refend}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/667squadron.cfm History of No. 667 Squadron]
+*[https://www.raf.mod.uk/history/667squadron.cfm History of No. 667 Squadron]
-* [http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn651-670.htm Histories for No.'s 651–670 Squadrons on RAF Web]
+*[http://www.rafweb.org/Squadrons/Sqn651-670.htm Histories for No.'s 651–670 Squadrons on RAF Web]
 {{Army Air Corps}}
 {{RAF squadrons}}
-{{Royal Air Force}}
+{{Military of Brunei}}
+{{Authority control}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:667 Squadron AAC}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:No. 667 Squadron AAC}}
 [[Category:Army Air Corps aircraft squadrons]]
-[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1943]]
-[[Category:Aircraft squadrons of the Royal Air Force in World War II]]
-[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
-[[Category:Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons|667]]