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This is a list of airfields of the military aviation division of the British Army, the Army Air Corps, from 1 September 1957.

Current airfields

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airfield previous name dates of AAC use notes
Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk RAF Wattisham
(Wattisham Airfield)		 July 1993 - [1]
Middle Wallop Flying Station, Hampshire RAF Middle Wallop
(Middle Wallop Airfield)		 1957 -
Aldergrove Flying Station, Northern Ireland RAF Aldergrove
(JHC FS Aldergrove)		 1960s -
Stirling Lines, Herefordshire RAF Credenhill
(RAF Hereford)		 2000 -
RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron), Somerset 2015 -
RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire 1996 -

Previous airfields

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Home bases and deployment airfields:

airfield country previous name dates of AAC use notes
Airport Camp, Ladyville British Honduras
(Belize)		 Northside of Runway[2]
Alanbrooke Barracks, North Yorkshire England RAF Topcliffe 1974–1992 now used by 4th Regiment Royal Artillery
Ali Al Salem Air Base, Jahra Governorate Kuwait 2000s [3]
Al Jubail Airfield, Eastern Province Saudi Arabia 1990s [4]
Atkinson Field, Demerara-Mahaica British Guiana
(Guyana)		 [5]
Ballykinler, County Down Northern Ireland [6]
Basra International Airport, Basra Governorate Iraq 2000s [7]
Belize Airfield, Ladyville British Honduras
(Belize)		 South side of Runway[8]
Bessbrook, County Armagh Northern Ireland [9]
Birdwood Barracks, Bünde, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Bournemouth Barracks, Soltau, Lower Saxony Germany [10]
Brunei Airport, Brunei–Muara District Brunei 1960s [11]
RAF Bückeburg, Lower Saxony Germany
Caithness Barracks, Verden, Lower Saxony Germany
Coypool, Marsh Mills, Plymouth, Devon England [6]
RAF Debden, Essex England
Dishforth Airfield, North Yorkshire England RAF Dishforth 1992–2016 now used by 6 Regiment RLC
Dhekelia Airfield, Larnaca Bay Akrotiri and Dhekelia [12]
RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi City County Kenya [13]
Falaise Airfield, Little Aden Aden
(Yemen)		 1960s [14]
Farnborough, Hampshire England [15]
RAF Feltwell, Norfolk England [16]
RAF Gatow, Berlin Germany
Harewood Barracks, Herford Germany [17]
Hobart Barracks, Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Ipoh, Perak British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [18]
Javelin Barracks, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
RAF Kai Tak, Kowloon Hong Kong
(China)		 [19]
Kangaw Barracks, Sembawang Singapore [20]
Kermia (Metehan), Nicosia District Cyprus [21] East of Mammari.
RAF Khormaksar, Khor Maksar Aden
(Yemen)		 1967 [22]
Kirkee Barracks, Colchester, Essex England
Kluang, Johor British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [23]
Kuching, Sarawak British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [24]
Kuwait Airport, Farwaniya Governorate Kuwait [25]
RAF Lakatamia, Nicosia District Cyprus [26]
RAF Leuchars, Fife Scotland
Lisanelly Barracks, Omagh, County Tyrone Northern Ireland [6]
Long Pasia (Long Pa Sia), Sabah British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [27]
Magherafelt, County Londonderry Northern Ireland [28]
McMunn Barracks, Colchester, Essex England [29]
Airfield Camp, Netheravon, Wiltshire England RAF Netheravon 1964–2012 [30][31] now used by the Joint Services Parachute Centre
RAF Nicosia, Nicosia District Cyprus [32]
Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [33]
RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire England
RAF Odiham, Hampshire England
Ogle Airstrip, Georgetown British Guiana
(Guyana)		 [34]
RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire England
Paroi, Seremban British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [35]
Perham Down, Wiltshire England
Piggery Ridge, Creggan Estate, Londonderry Northern Ireland [28]
Princess Royal Barracks, Gutersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Quebec Barracks, Osnabruck, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Ripon Barracks, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Salamanca Barracks, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
Scout Base, Seria, Belait District Brunei [36]
RAF Seletar, North-East Region Singapore
Shackleton Barracks, County Londonderry Northern Ireland RAF Ballykelly [6]
RAF Sek Kong, New Territories Hong Kong
(China)		 [37]
RAF Sembawang, North Region Singapore [18]
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [35]
Sharjah, Emirate of Sharjah Trucial States
(United Arab Emirates)		 [38]
Sha Tin Airfield, New Territories Hong Kong
(China)		 RAF Shatin 1950s–1970s [19]
RAF Shawbury, Shropshire England
Sibu, Sarawak British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [31]
RAF St Angelo, County Fermanagh Northern Ireland [16]
St George's Barracks, Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
CFB Suffield, Alberta Canada
Taiping, Perak British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [23]
Terendak, Malacca British Malaya
(Malaysia)		 1960s [35]
Thumier (Habilayn), Radfan District Aden
(Yemen)		 1960s [39]
Tofrek Barracks East, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony Germany
RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire England 1968[40] – 1974 now Alanbrooke Barracks
RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh Scotland
Waterloo Barracks, Munster, Lower Saxony Germany
RAF Wildenrath, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany [41]
Wilson Field, Nairobi Kenya [41]

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Birtles 2012, p. 122.
  2. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 291.
  3. ^ Ripley 2010, p. 261.
  4. ^ Flack 1992, p. 78.
  5. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 280.
  6. ^ a b c d Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 306.
  7. ^ Ripley 2010, p. 262.
  8. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 286.
  9. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 313.
  10. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 164.
  11. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 78.
  12. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 154.
  13. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 193.
  14. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 204.
  15. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 144.
  16. ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 302.
  17. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 312.
  18. ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 45.
  19. ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 124.
  20. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 73.
  21. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 152.
  22. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 272.
  23. ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 42.
  24. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 80.
  25. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 191.
  26. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 151.
  27. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 90.
  28. ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 326.
  29. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 287.
  30. ^ "Airfield Camp, Netheravon 1912-2012" (PDF). Army Air Corps Journal (52): 40–42. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  31. ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 106.
  32. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 157.
  33. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 65.
  34. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 284.
  35. ^ a b c Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 71.
  36. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 114.
  37. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 129.
  38. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 278.
  39. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 213.
  40. ^ Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 277.
  41. ^ a b Greenacre & Peters 2024, p. 155.

Bibliography

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  • Birtles, Philip (2012). UK Airfields of the Cold War. Midland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-346-4.
  • Flack, Jeremy (1992). Today's British Army in Colour. BCA. ISBN 978-1854090065.
  • Greenacre, John; Peters, Mike (2024). Ops Normal - The Authorised Operational History of the AAC 1957-2017. Vol. 1 (1957-79). Warwick, UK: Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1-804515-34-1.
  • Ripley, Tim (2010). Middle East Airpower in the 21st Century. Barnsley, UK: Pen & Sword Aviation. ISBN 978-1-84884-099-7.
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