United Kingdom Army Air Corps

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The United Kingdom Army Air Corps is the British Army’s aviation branch, responsible for providing battlefield helicopter and reconnaissance support, including operating attack helicopters like the Apache.

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army aviation branch ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
abbreviation AAC ⓘ
aircraftRole attack helicopter ⓘ
reconnaissance helicopter ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
allegiance British monarch ⓘ
King Charles III ⓘ
branchColor light blue ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateFounded 1957 ⓘ
engagement Falklands War ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ
Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ
linked to: The Troubles

Operation Herrick ⓘ
Operation Telic ⓘ
foundedBy British Army ⓘ
garrison HQ Army Air Corps, Andover ⓘ
hasUnit 1 Regiment Army Air Corps ⓘ
3 Regiment Army Air Corps ⓘ
4 Regiment Army Air Corps ⓘ
5 Regiment Army Air Corps ⓘ
6 Regiment Army Air Corps ⓘ
7 Aviation Support Battalion REME ⓘ
9 Regiment Army Air Corps ⓘ
AAC Centre Middle Wallop ⓘ
headquartersLocation Andover, Hampshire ⓘ
linked to: Andover

United Kingdom ⓘ
motto Swift and Sure ⓘ
operates A109 helicopter ⓘ
AgustaWestland Apache AH1 ⓘ
linked to: Boeing AH-64 Apache

Apache attack helicopter ⓘ
Bell 212 helicopter ⓘ
Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian ⓘ
linked to: Boeing AH-64 Apache

Defender aircraft ⓘ
Gazelle helicopter ⓘ
Islander aircraft ⓘ
Wildcat AH1 helicopter ⓘ
linked to: Wildcat helicopter
parentOrganization United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
Joint Helicopter Command ⓘ
precededBy Air Observation Post squadrons ⓘ
Glider Pilot Regiment ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
primaryMission provide aviation support to British Army ground forces ⓘ
role aerial reconnaissance ⓘ
air assault support ⓘ
battlefield helicopter support ⓘ
close air support ⓘ
tactical transport ⓘ
serviceBranchOf British Army ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boeing AH-64 Apache → operator → United Kingdom Army Air Corps ⓘ
Netheravon Airfield → usedBy → Army Air Corps (United Kingdom) ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
AFC → militaryBranch → British Army (air elements, historically) ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
AW159 Wildcat → operator → British Army Air Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: AW159
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
LHTEC CTS800-4N → usedOn → British Army helicopters ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
Rolls-Royce Gem → notableOperator → British Army Air Corps ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
1 Regiment Army Air Corps → service → British Army aviation ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
7 Aviation Support Battalion REME → associatedWith → British Army aviation ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
4 Regiment Army Air Corps → service → British Army Air Corps ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
3 Regiment Army Air Corps → service → British Army Air Corps ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
5 Regiment Army Air Corps → partOf → United Kingdom Armed Forces aviation ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
5 Regiment Army Air Corps → service → British Army aviation ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
Operation Ellamy → militaryBranch → British Army Air Corps ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
Operation Ellamy → participant → British Army Air Corps ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps
Lynx Wildcat → serviceBranch → British Army Air Corps ⓘ
linked to: United Kingdom Army Air Corps