No. 668 Squadron AAC is squadron of the British Army's Army Air Corps. It was previously a glider squadron of the Royal Air Force active during the Second World War as part of No. 229 Group RAF, South East Asia Command.
History No. 668 Squadron RAF was formed on 16 November 1944 at Calcutta, (then) British India as a glider squadron, with the intention of being used for airborne operations by South East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part of No. 343 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded on 10 November 1945 at Fateh Jang.
Today
No. 668 Squadron AAC was formed as 668 Aviation Squadron operating Bell Sioux AH.1s and de Havilland Canada Beaver AL.1 before being disbanded during 1971. It was reformed during June 1990 at Middle Wallop as part of the School of Army Aviation, the squadron joined 2 Regiment when it was formed on 1 September 1994.
The squadron is responsible for the groundcrew training that includes re-arming, refueling and ground maneuvers of the Boeing AH-64E Apache.
Aircraft operated
+Aircraft operated by no. 668 Squadron RAF, data from From To Aircraft Version February 1945 April 1945 Waco Hadrian August 1945 November 1945 de Havilland Tiger Moth Mk.II
Squadron bases
+Bases and airfields used by no. 669 Squadron RAF, data from From To Base 16 November 1944 4 February 1945 Calcutta, Bengal, British India 4 February 1945 30 April 1945 Lalaghat/Rajyeswarpur, Bengal, British India 30 April 1945 28 June 1945 Belgaum, Karnataka, British India 28 June 1945 5 July 1945 Fatehjang, Punjab, British India 5 July 1945 21 August 1945 Upper Topa Camp, Punjab, British India 21 August 1945 10 November 1945 Fatehjang, Punjab, British India
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External links History of No.'s 651–670 Squadrons at RAF Web