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.
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
1990s until 2008, 658 Sqn was one of two reserve Gazelle squadrons (the other was 666(V) Sqn operating from AAC Netheravon from the 1990s until it's disbandment in late 2008. The unit operated 6 Gazelle AH.1s
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658 Squadron List of helicopters |
C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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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 |
658 Squadron Operations |
Dates | Operation | |
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2018-dec-21 | 2018-dec-21 | Operation Buckthorn |