1964 to 2013


united kingdom 8 Flight

Army Air Corps

8 Flt




An Independent Flight undertaking special tasks. Renamed 658 Squadron on 1 Sep 2013.



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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1967YE Khormaksar / Aden InternationalOYAA
1964/67YE Falaise
??/13CredenhillEGVH


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Years Models
2008/13 AS365N3 Dauphin 2
1982/08 A109 A109a
1964 SE3130 Alouette II
??/05 SA341B Gazelle AH.1




8 Flt List of helicopters


C/N VersionBuiltIn this Org In other Org
f.9472 ah.1 1961 XP846 : visiting RAF Honington
1583 se3130 1961 XR379 : dd May 1961 as F-WIEN to Middle Wallop. Originally serialled XJ379 until c+
Ministry of Defence (MoD) G-CICS
- 2-ALOU
1664 w/o 1969 se3130 1961 XR387 : 1964 in Nairobi, Kenya, 8th Independent Recce Flight
f.9523 w/o 1979 ah.1 1964 XR601 : Served in the Aden crisis stationed at Falaise garrison; served up country+
f.9528 ah.1 1964 XR628 : 8 Flt/B by Jul 1969; 656 Sq by Mar 1982.
f.9529 ah.1 1964 XR629 : d/d 29/04/1964, 8 Flt/C by Jul 1969
1489 ah.1 1976 XZ290 : 22 Jun 2007, 8 Flt, visiting RAF Brize Norton
7144 a109a 1978 ZE410 : AAC; 1998 8Flt.
: 8Flt. at Boscombe Down
Argentine Army Aviation AE-334
7244 a109a ZE412 : at Soesterberg
: noted visiting Heathrow
: 2007 8Flt, M0024
7245 a109a ZE413 : AAC; 1998 8Flt.
- ZE413
6813 w/o 2022 as365n3 ZJ781 : AAC 8Flt; ex G-CEXU
6818 as365n3 ZJ782 : AAC 8Flt; ex G-CEXV
6822 as365n3 2007 ZJ783 : AAC 8Flt; ex G-CEXW
: 8 Flt, noted visiting St Athan, 31 Jul 2009.
Eurocopter UK G-CEXW
6823 as365n3 2008 ZJ785 : AAC 2009 8Flt
Eurocopter UK G-CFFW




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