No. 670 Squadron AAC

No. 670 Squadron AAC is a squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It is responsible for the Operational Conversion Phase of the Army Pilots’ Course. The Squadron is based at RAF Shawbury.

It was formerly No. 670 Squadron RAF, a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War as part of No. 229 Group RAF, South East Asia Command

History
No. 670 Squadron RAF was formed at Fatehjang, Punjab, (then) British India on 14 December 1944 as a glider squadron, with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of No. 343 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded on 1 July 1946 at Chaklala, Punjab, British India.





Army Air Corps
No. 670 Squadron AAC was formed during 1989 at AAC Middle Wallop as part of 2 Regiment AAC (Training) performing Advanced rotary wing training with the Eurocopter Squirrel HT.2. It moved to 7 Regiment AAC (Flying) on 1 April 2009.