Helicopters
Reformed on 1 Mar 1978 by renumbering 657 Squadron.

661 was Recce Sqn and only flew Gazelle helicopters. When I arrived in 1984 Major Walsh was OC and in 95 we did a 6 month tour of NI at Aldergrove.

Locations | |
Years | Location | ICAO/FAA |
2013/ | AAC Dishforth | EGXD |
2001 | ![]() | LQSA |
1995 | ![]() | |
1993/13 | ![]() | ETUO |
1978/93 | ![]() | EDVM |
1976/78 | Long Kesh![]() | |
1969/78 | ![]() | EDLJ |
Models | Login to Edit | |
Years | Models |
2011/14 | Lynx ![]() |
2011/15 | Lynx AH9A |
2004/11 | Lynx Lynx AH9 |
1993/05 | Lynx Lynx AH7 |
1978/93 | Lynx Lynx AH1 |
1977/00 | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 |
1969/79 | Scout Scout AH.1 |
661 Squadron List of helicopters | Help Us | |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
f.9649 | ah.1 | 1966 | XT643 : 661 Sq; 660 Sq ![]() | ||||
1177 ![]() | ah.1 | 1974 | XW896 : AAC; 1975 661Sqn. ![]() : present at Ahlhorn Air Show ![]() | ||||
1318 | ah.1 | 1975 | XX398 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland.; 661Sqn. ![]() | ||||
107 | ah1 | 1979 | XZ203 : AAC; 1992 type:Lynx AH7 653Sqn.; 1997 671Sqn./Z; 1998 671Sqn.; 2000 671Sqn+ ![]() | ||||
138 | ah1 | 1979 | XZ216 : AAC in 1987 653Sqn. ; 2000 type:AH7 661Sqn. ![]() | ||||
1682 | ah.1 | 1977 | XZ338 : AAC Gazelle AH.1 built by Westland; 1998 661Sqn. ![]() | ![]() ![]() - G-CHZF : ex XZ338, to G-CHZF ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
1698 | ah.1 | 1977 | XZ343 : 661 Sq, visited RAF Bruggen 28 Jul 1999 ![]() | ||||
![]() | 285 ![]() | ah1 | 1983 | ZD276 : 652 Sq; 661 Sq; 656 Sq; 671 Sq; 655 Sq ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() : pictured at Mayhem Paintball, Abridge with Gazelle tail and fenestron sec+ ![]() | ||
320 | ah7 | 1985 | ZE376 : 661Sqn. Tag der Heeresflieger ![]() | ||||
328 ![]() | ah7 | 1987 | ZE382 : w/o 09sep04 in Czech Rpublic, 661Sqn AH.9 type |
Operations | |
Dates | Operation | |
may-13 | sep-13 | ![]() |
jan-01 | 02-dec-04 | ![]() |
21-mar-92 | 20-dec-95 | ![]() |
dec-90 | mar-91 | ![]() |