Army Aviation Centre (AAC) Middle Wallop is a British Army airfield located near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop, used for Army Air Corps training. The base hosts 2 (Training) Regiment AAC and 7 (Training) Regiment AAC under the umbrella of the Army Aviation Centre. 2 (Training) Regiment performs ground training; 7 (Training) Regiment trains aircrew on AAC aircraft after they complete basic training at RAF Shawbury.
The base is notable for having previously served as both a Royal Navy (as HMS Flycatcher) and a Royal Air Force (as RAF Middle Wallop) controlled airfield, as well as an Army one.
AAC Middle Wallop in Or Even Eagle Flew[]
In July 1940, American pilots Amelia Earhart, Red Tobin, Andy Mamedoff, and Shorty Keough were assigned to 609 Squadron at Middle Wallop.[1]
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- ↑ Or Even Eagle Flew, pg. 42, loc. 492, ebook.
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