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Formed on 30 Apr 1943 as an Air Observation Post unit at
Old Sarum , it went to France shortly after D-Day and moved through
Holland and
Germany . It moved back to the UK prior to embarkation for India and was eventually disbanded at Hakimpet on 1 Apr 1947.
A detachment was sent to Northern Ireland between Nov 1976 and Feb 1977. Within 4 Regiment in BAOR, on 1 Dec 1978 the unit was renamed
664 Squadron .
Reformed from
8 Flight on 1 Sep 2013.
II served with 658 Squadron in Minden Germany from 1972 to 75 we had 6 bell 47 at that time, I was 14/20th Kings Hussars until the official launch of the AAC in 1974 when i transfered. Half of the Squadron served in Northern Ireland Long Kesh with half from 655 Squadron, in October 1974 Long Kesh was burnt to the ground. The mass breakout was filmed by our helicopters above the flames the video has not yet surfaced. I also served in Sharjah Persian Gulf with 13 flt. in 1970 which changed to
668 Squadron AAC 1976/77, 658 Sqn with Gazelles and Scouts at
Long Kesh
658 Squadron List of helicopters
C/N Version Built In this Org In other Org wa437 Sioux 1967 XT548 : Westland built AH.1, del Mar 1967;
658 Sq / D;
SoC by 1974 1178 ah.1 1974 XW897 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland; 1994 670Sqn./Z; 1996 670Sqn./Z; 1998 6+ 1209 ah.1 XW904 : 2000 658Sqn /D 1240 ah.1 1974 XX372 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland; 1978 2Flt.; 1991 658Sqn./B desert c/s 1303 ah.1 1975 XX393 : crashed Gambia 1980 piloted by Rick Orchard and Martin Chapman. tail boom+ 1401 ah.1 1975 XX435 : 658 (V) Sq / V, 7 (V) REGT by Aug 2004, still by Apr 2005 V : noted at Tain Range during Exercise Flying Rhino 2005. 1248 ah.1 1976 XX444 : ARWF; ARWS; 658 Sq; 656 Sq; 658 Sq; 656 Sq; 663 Sq; 656 Sq; 663 Sq; 662 S+ 1435 ah.1 XX445 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland; 1998 658Sqn./T; 2000 658Sqn./T : 658Sqn./T 1488 ah.1 1976 XX462 : 658 Sq, visited RAF Shawbury 23 Jul 1999 : AAC; 658Sqn./W 1506 ah.1 1978 XZ294 X : 658Sqn./X X : noted at Shoreham X : noted at Sywell. X : noted visiting the Balloon Fiesta. - G-CMLO ZU-REX 1599 ah.1 1976 XZ316 : 658Sqn./B - XZ316 1704 ah.1 1977 XZ344 Y : 658Sqn./Y 6808 as365n3 2008 ZJ780 : AAC; 2008-2013 8 Flight; Nov14 658Sq; 2017 still : at Leuchars : 658 Sq visiting Barton after Manchester Arena bombing : Visited Gloucester / Staverton on 18 Apr 2018, with 658 Sq G-CEXT 6813 w/o 2022 as365n3 ZJ781 : accident while with 658 Sq. Damaged beyond economic repair. 6822 as365n3 2007 ZJ783 : at Leuchars : 658 Sq visiting Barton after Manchester Arena bombing G-CEXW 6823 as365n3 2008 ZJ785 : Oct12 658Sqn : at Leuchars : 20aug15 pictured with 658Sq doing an overshoot at Birmingham International+ G-CFFW 6824 as365n3 2008 ZJ787 : AAC 658 Sq from Dec14 : 658 Sq visiting Barton after Manchester Arena bombing A6-FLU G-CHNJ G-CHNJ
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