British Army Air Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society
Army Air Corps Association
Army Flying Museum
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing_CH-47_Chinook
gptkb:Apache_AH1
gptkb:Gazelle
gptkb:Lynx
gptkb:Wildcat
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:commander Brigadier James D. H. Mc Culloch
gptkbp:founded 1947
gptkbp:headquarters Middle Wallop
gptkbp:historical_event participation in NATO operations
involvement in humanitarian missions
deployment in the Falklands War
formation of the Army Air Corps in 1947
integration of helicopters into the British Army
gptkbp:historical_role close air support
medical evacuation
reconnaissance missions
transporting troops
supporting ground troops
gptkbp:historical_significance first dedicated army aviation unit in the UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Army Air Corps
gptkbp:insignia Army Air Corps badge
gptkbp:military_lessons gptkb:Grobs_120_TP
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:Boeing_737
Piper PA-28
Thruxton Jackaroo
gptkbp:motto The Army Flies
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:number_of_employees approximately 1,000
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:United_Kingdom
overseas deployments
gptkbp:operational_since 1947
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:primary_function logistics support
aerial reconnaissance
air assault operations
supporting special operations
training of pilots
gptkbp:role Army aviation
gptkbp:squadrons multiple squadrons
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Army_Aviation_Centre
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4