No. 29 (BATUS) Flight AAC

29 (BATUS) Flight AAC
29 (BATUS) Flight AAC
	29 Flight Gazelle helicopter during a training exercise at BATUS in Canada
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Size	Flight
Part of	Army Air Corps
Base	Canadian Forces Base Suffield

The 29 (BATUS) Flight Army Air Corps is an independent flight within the British Army's Army Air Corps that supports the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS).^[1]

BATUS conducts major training exercises in the Canadian province of Alberta, at the Canadian Forces Base Suffield.^[2] 29 Flight provides aviation support for the training. Its roles include supervision, CASEVAC (casualty evacuation), reconnaissance, liaison and limited lift of passengers and equipment.^[3]

The unit operated Westland Gazelle AH.1 helicopters, until their retirement from service in October 2023.^[4]^[5]^[6]

5 Regiment AAC has administrative responsibility for 29 Flight.^[7]

References

^ "29 (BATUS) Flight Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "The British Army in Canada". British Army. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "29 (BATUS) Flight AAC". British Army. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2006. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ Zubova, Xenia (24 October 2023). "Goodbye Gazelle: Helicopter retiring from Army Air Corps after 49 years". Forces Network. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
^ Ripley, Tim (2011). British Army Aviation in Action. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Books. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-84884-670-8.
^ The Army Air Corps [@ArmyAirCorps] (29 August 2019). "Great footage of 29 Flight AAC and their fleet of Gazelle helicopters" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "5 Regiment Army Air Corps". British Army. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2020.