1st Aviation Brigade (United Kingdom)
The 1st Aviation Brigade is an aviation brigade of the British Army.[4] Most of its units are from the Army Air Corps (AAC). It was stood up on 1 April 2020 by combining the Wattisham Flying Station Headquarters (WFS HQ), formerly the Attack Helicopter Force (AHF) at Wattisham and the Aviation Reconnaissance Force at the Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton.[4][5][6] It will reach initial operating capability on 1 April 2021 and full operating capability by 1 January 2023.[7]
| 1st Aviation Brigade | |
|---|---|
 Cap Badge of the Army Air Corps. | |
| Active | 1 April 2020–present [1] |
| Country |  |
| Branch |  |
| Type | Army aviation |
| Role | Attack Reconnaissance |
| Part of | Joint Helicopter Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Middle Wallop |
| Motto(s) | Fly, Fight, Lead[2] |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Brigadier Paul Tedman[3] |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical Recognition Flash |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | Apache AH1 |
| Reconnaissance | Gazelle AH1 Wildcat AH1 |
Structure
The brigade consists of:[4]
- 1st Regiment Army Air Corps, in Yeovilton with Wildcat AH1 helicopters
- 3rd Regiment Army Air Corps, in Wattisham with Apache AH.1 attack helicopters
- 4th Regiment Army Air Corps, in Wattisham with Apache AH.1 attack helicopters
- 5th Regiment Army Air Corps, in Aldergrove with Westland Gazelle helicopters
- 6th Regiment Army Air Corps, in Bury St Edmunds (Army Reserve)
- 7th Battalion REME, in Wattisham
47th Regiment Royal Artillery will fall under its command by April 2021.[8]
References
- "Army establishes its 1st Aviation Brigade". British Army. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "British Army Launches First Ever Aviation Brigade". Forces Net. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- Mackie, Colin (1 June 2020). "Generals current June 2020" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
Brigadier Paul T. Tedman (late Army Air Corps): Deputy Commander, Joint Helicopter Command, October 2019, and Commander,1st Aviation Brigade, April 2020
- "Army establishes its 1st Aviation Brigade". British Army (Press release). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "The Eagle Spring 2020 edition" (PDF). The Eagle. Wattisham. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- Ripley, Tim (6 April 2020). "UK forms aviation brigade". IHS Janes. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- "British Army Newsletter Issue 5" (PDF). British Army. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- "British Army Newsletter Issue 5" (PDF). British Army. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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