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667 SQUADRON AAC (Development and Trials)

667 Squadron Royal Air Force was formed up on 1st December 1943 at RAF Gosport, as an anti-aircraft co-operation Squadron for anti-aircraft training duties. For target-towing duties the aircraft used were the Defiant, Barracuda and Vengeance. For the gun-laying duties, the Hurricane, Oxford and, later the Spitfire were used. The Squadrons wartime role was somewhat unusual as they co-operated with the Army and Navy batteries and ships in their sorties. 667 Sqn remained at RAF Gosport until disbandment on 22nd December 1945.

The Squadron reformed as 667 Sqn Army Air Corps (AAC) on 1st September 1957, as the AAC Trials Section, based at Middle Wallop. The Squadron carried out initial trials on a variety of fixed wing and rotary aircraft and their associated equipment. In 1971 the Squadron moved to Netheravon and were augmented by 6 Flight, 14 Flight, 15 Flight and 132 Flight to form the new 667 Sqn Army Air Corps.

In 1973 due to the size, the Squadron, upgraded to Regimental status and re-titled 7 Regiment AAC. The Squadron was again disbanded and later reformed as demonstration and trials Squadron under command of the Army Air Corps centre. In 1987 it was renamed as Development and Trials (D&T) Squadron, under command of the Director AAC. On 1st April 1990 D&T Sqn became 667 (D&T) Squadron AAC.

In October 2009, 667 (D&T) Sqn AAC became part of the Joint Helicopter Command Operational Evaluation Unit and came under operational command of the Rotary Wing Operational Evaluation and Tactics Unit and Support Helicopters Standards and Evaluation at Royal Air Force Benson, Oxfordshire.

The Squadron was then disbanded in November 2020

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