16 Flight Army Air Corps
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16 Flight AAC was an independent flight within the British Army
's Army Air Corps.
Based at Britain's sovereign bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
in Cyprus
, it operated in support of Army units based there. The unit operated Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters.
This unit is disbanded, and its roles taken by No. 84 Squadron RAF
.
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
's Army Air Corps.
Based at Britain's sovereign bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British-administered areas comprising a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus administered as Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom...
in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, it operated in support of Army units based there. The unit operated Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters.
This unit is disbanded, and its roles taken by No. 84 Squadron RAF
No. 84 Squadron RAF
No. 84 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is at present a Search and Rescue Squadron based at RAF Akrotiri, it uses the Bell Griffin HAR.2 helicopter. It is currently part of the RAF's Search and Rescue Force-History:...
.