672 Sqn

No. 672 Squadron RAF was formed at Bikram, Patna in India on 16 November 1944 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. 344 Wing RAF, until the surrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements. The squadron was disbanded as last unit of 344 Wing at Chaklala on 1 July 1946.

672 Squadron re-formed, as an AAC unit, on 1 January 1990, at Alanbrooke Barracks, Topcliffe. Part of 9 Reg, and designated as a Light Battlefield Helicopter Squadron, it was initially equipped with the Lynx AH7. It disbanded in December 1993 and reformed in September 2001, with Lynx and Gazelle in an anti-tank role. In June 2004, equipped with the Lynx AH9, the squadron converted to the Light Utility Helicopter role.

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• "672 Squadron" by British Army units (accessed: 24 Dec 2014)
• "672 Squadron Army Air Corps" by Uk MoD/Army (accessed: 24 Dec 2014)
• "No. 672 Squadron RAF" by Wikipedia {Stub*} (29 Jun 2013 ; accessed: 24 Dec 2014)

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