| Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2001 – present |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch |
Royal Air Force Army Air Corps |
| Type | Joint unit |
| Role | Special forces aviation support |
| Size | Wing |
| Part of | United Kingdom Special Forces |
| Equipment |
Boeing Chinook (UK variants) Aérospatiale Gazelle Eurocopter Dauphin Westland Lynx |
The Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing is a joint-service organisation which provides aviation support to United Kingdom Special Forces, using both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft. The Wing is based at RAF Odiham.[1] The Wing was formed on 2 April 2001, bringing together 657 Squadron Army Air Corps (AAC) and No. 7 Squadron RAF into a single unit to provide Lynx and Chinook in support of United Kingdom Special Forces. However part of the wing[2] 8 Flight Army Air Corps is based in Hereford with the Special Air Service and No. 47 Squadron RAF is based at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The Wing is under peacetime command of the Station Commander of RAF Odiham, but the single services retain full command of their respective personnel. It enjoys a charitable affiliation with the Worshipful Company of Curriers in the City of London.
Equipment[]
Aircraft operated include:[3][4][5]
See also[]
- U.S. 1st Special Operations Wing
- U.S. 27th Special Operations Wing
- U.S. 919th Special Operations Wing
- U.S. 352d Special Operations Group
- U.S. 353d Special Operations Group
- Australian 171st Aviation Squadron
- Canadian 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron
- French 4th Special Forces Helicopter Regiment
- Italian 26th R.E.O.S. Special Operations Helicopter Unit
- U.S. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment - Night Stalkers
References[]
United Kingdom Special Forces
- ↑ "Chinook is shot down". The Sun. London. 20 August 2009. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2599426/RAF-Chinook-helicopter-is-shot-down.html. Retrieved 26-March-2010.
- ↑ British Army Aviation in Action, Tim Ripley, Page 181,ISBN 9781848846708
- ↑ "Military Aircraft: Helicopters". Parliament of the United Kingdom. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm071001/text/71001w0003.htm#07100111000423. Retrieved 25-March-2010.
- ↑ "RAF Odiham". Ministry of Defence. http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafodiham/aboutus/. Retrieved 26-March-2010.
- ↑ Tim Ripley (10 December 2008). "UK Army Air Corps received Dauphins". p. 10.
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