Army Air Corps AAC Rgt Patch 3 Regiment AAC TRF

Army Air Corps Patch 3 Regiment AAC Army Air Corps TRF Army Aviation Centre Wattisham 1990s Woven merrowed edge Uniform removed 59mm by 67mm two and five sixteenth inches by two and five eighth inches.

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Regiment history 1969-2013

3 Division Aviation Regiment was formed on 24 October 1969 and comprised 653 Aviation Squadron located at Netheravon, 664 Aviation Squadron located at Farnborough, 665 Aviation Squadron located at Colchester and 666 Aviation Squadron located at Plymouth. The Regiment also included 2 Aviation Flight at Perham Down.

3 Regiment Army Air Corps was reformed in Germany during the late 1970s and early 1980s to support 3 UK Armoured Division in the British Army of the Rhine and the Squadrons were re-numbered 653 , 662 and 663 Squadron Army Air Corps respectively. The Regiment remained in Germany until the end of 1992.

At the beginning of 1993 the Regiment relocated to RAF Wattisham to provide aviation support to 24 Airmobile Brigade. On 1 September 1999 24 Airmobile Brigade was amalgamated with of 5 Airborne Brigade to become 16 Air Assault Brigade to bring together the agility and reach of airborne forces with the potency of the attack helicopter with the Regiments Apache attack helicopter. 

3 Regt AAC was part of the coalition forces that took part in Operation Telic Iraq during 2003 and has provided valuable support with Operation
Herrick Afghanistan.

This patch dates from the 1990s