| No. 673 Squadron AAC No. 673 Squadron RAF | |
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| Active | 1 January 1945 – 25 October 1945 (RAF) April 1996 - December 2020 June 2022 - present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Size | 35 permanent staff, 12 Students |
| Part of | 7 (Training) Regiment Army Air Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Middle Wallop Flying Station |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | ThePrince of Wales |
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| Identification symbol | _Crest.png) |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack helicopter | Boeing AH64E Apache |
No. 673 Squadron AAC is asquadron of theBritish Army'sArmy Air Corps. It was formerly No. 674 Squadron RAF, aglider squadron of theRoyal Air Force, active during theSecond World War withinBritish India.
No. 673 Squadron was formed atBikram, Patna in (then) British India on 1 January 1945[1] as aglider squadron, with the intention of being used for airborne operations bySouth East Asia Command. It continued to train, as part ofNo. 344 Wing RAF, until thesurrender of Japan, when it became surplus to requirements; the squadron was disbanded on 25 October 1945 atKargi Road.[1]
No. 673 Squadron AAC was formed at Middle Wallop, on 1 April 2009 the squadron joined7 Regiment AAC (Flying).[2] It was disbanded on 11 December 2020, and was reformed on 8 June 2022 with the arrival of 2 new AH-64E Apache Guardians arrived.[3]
| From | To | Aircraft | Variant |
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| January 1945 | September 1945 | Waco Hadrian | |
| January 1945 | September 1945 | de Havilland Tiger Moth | Mk.II |
| April 1996 | 2024 | AgustaWestland Apache | AH1 |
| 2024 | present | Boeing AH-64 Apache | AH64E |
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| From | To | Base |
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| 27 January 1945 | 19 February 1945 | Bikram,Bihar,British India |
| 19 February 1945 | 10 April 1945 | Belgaum,Karnataka, British India |
| 10 April 1945 | 26 August 1945 | Bikram, Bihar, British India |
| 26 August 1945 | 16 September 1945 | Tilda,Chhattisgarh, British India |
| 16 September 1945 | 25 October 1945 | Kargi Road, Chhattisgarh, British India |
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