Defence written question – answered at on 8 September 2011.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence
(1) what the establishment is of (a) helicopters by type and (b) fixed wing aircraft of each type of the Army Air Corps;
(2) what the establishment is of the Army Air Corps at each rank; and which bases it operates from.
holding answer
The current establishment of aircraft operated by front-line and training Army Air Corps units is as follows:
Helicopter type | Forward fleet |
Lynx | 57 |
Apache | 60 |
Gazelle | 15 |
Bell 212 | 7 |
Islander/Defender (Fixed Wing) | 13 |
The current establishment for Army Air Corps units by rank is shown in the following table. Some of the posts are ‘rank-ranged’ which means that a post could be filled by any of the defined ranks for that post, according to availability.
Rank | Regular | Territorial Army |
Col | 5 | 1 |
LtCol | 17 | 2 |
Maj | 63 | 13 |
Capt | 158 | 13 |
Capt-Maj | 20 | 0 |
Lt-Maj | 20 | 6 |
Lt-Capt | 17 | 0 |
Lt | 2 | 0 |
WO1 | 31 | 0 |
W02-W01 | 50 | 0 |
SSgt-WO1 | 117 | 14 |
WO2 | 62 | 7 |
SSgt-WO2 | 30 | 0 |
SSgt | 55 | 4 |
Sgt-WO2 | 48 | 4 |
Sgt-SSgt | 10 | 6 |
Sgt | 135 | 13 |
Cpl-Sgt | 2 | 0 |
Cpl | 143 | 45 |
LCpl-Cpl | 52 | 12 |
LCpl | 271 | 124 |
Air Tpr-Cpl | 0 | 51 |
LCpl | 4 | 0 |
Air Tpr-LCpl | 41 | 13 |
Air-Tpr | 427 | 300 |
The locations of Army Air Corps main front-line and training units is shown in the following table:
Location | Unit |
Aldergrove | 5 Regiment AAC |
Aldergrove | JHC Flying Station Aldergrove |
Brunei | 7 Flight AAC |
Bury St Edmunds | 6 Regiment AAC (V) |
Dishforth | 9 Regiment AAC |
Gutersloh | 1 Regiment AAC |
Hereford | 8 Flight AAC |
Middle Wallop | 25 Flight AAC |
Middle Wallop | Army Air Corps Centre |
Middle Wallop | HQ AAC |
Netheravon | Air Manoeuvre Planning Team |
RAF Odiham | 657 Squadron AAC |
RAF Shawbury | Defence Helicopter Flying School |
RNAS Yeovilton | Wildcat Force |
Wattisham | 3 Regiment AAC |
Wattisham | 4 Regiment AAC |
Wattisham | Air Manoeuvre Training and Advisory Team |
Wattisham | HQ Wattisham Station |
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