Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)

Army Air Corps
Cap Badge of the Army Air Corps.
Active	1942–1949 1957–present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Army aviation
Role	Battlefield support, reconnaissance
Size	2,000 personnel Approx. 150 aircraft[1]
Garrison/HQ	AAC Middle Wallop
March	Quick: Recce Flight Slow: Thieving Magpie
Battle honours	Falkland Islands 1982 Wadi al-Batin, Gulf 1991 Basra, Iraq 2003
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief	The Prince of Wales
Colonel Commandant	Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas Borton
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Aircraft flown
Attack	Apache AH-64E V6
Reconnaissance	Wildcat AH1
Trainer	Jupiter HT1 Juno HT1
Transport	AS365N3 Dauphin II

The Army Air Corps (AAC) is the aviation arm of the British Army, first formed in 1942 during the Second World War by grouping the various airborne units of the British Army. Today, there are eight regiments (seven Regular Army and one Reserve) of the AAC, as well as two independent flights and two independent squadrons deployed in support of British Army operations around the world. Regiments and flights are located in the United Kingdom, Kenya, and Canada. Some AAC squadrons provide the air assault elements of 16 Air Assault Brigade, through Joint Helicopter Command.