No. 652 Squadron AAC
652 Squadron RAF, a unit of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and afterwards in Germany.652 Squadron was formed at RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire, on 1 May 1942 and went into action in Normandy on 7 June 1944 in support of the British Second Army and the Operation Overlord landings.Most of its pilots and observers came from the British Army, while maintenance was carried out by RAF personnel.The squadron moved with the Second Army through France, Belgium and the Netherlands into Germany.The squadron's motto was Latin: Sive aere sive campo(Translation: "In the air and in the field"),[1] for an identification symbol it had "In front of wings conjoined in base, a gun barrel fesswise"[1] and for a identification symbol it used XM (Sep 1946–1951)[3][4] 'C' Flight, No.
United KingdomBritish Army1 Regiment Army Air CorpsRNAS YeoviltonHelicopterAgustaWestland Wildcat AH.1Army Air CorpsRoyal Air ForceSecond World WarGermanyair observation postRoyal Canadian Air ForceRAF Old SarumWiltshireNormandyBritish Second ArmyOperation OverlordFranceBelgiumNetherlandsNo. 665 Squadron RCAFBritish Air Forces of Occupation2nd Tactical Air Forcede Havilland Tiger MothTaylorcraft PlusAusterRAF BottishamCambridgeshireRAF WestleySuffolkRAF DumfriesDumfriesshireScotlandRAF SawbridgeworthHertfordshireRAF MethvenPerth and KinrossRAF AyrAyrshireRAF IpswichRAF DenhamBuckinghamshireRAF CobhamSurreyBény-sur-MerCalvadosPlumetotReviersBlainville-sur-OrneGrenthevilleSt-Pierre-sur-DivesLisieuxFoucartSeine-MaritimeAngerville-l'OrcherHéricourt-en-CauxParfondevalFlemish BrabantZoerselAntwerpTurnhoutBrasschaatRoosendaalNorth BrabantTilburgWestphaliaAllied-occupied GermanyZutphenGelderlandRAF HoyaProvince of HanoverB.118/RAF CelleB.156/RAF LuneburgRAF DetmoldNorth Rhine-WestphaliaWest GermanyCold WarNo. 2 Regiment AACMünsterBündeHildesheimGuterslohFalkland IslandsGoose GreenPort StanleyOperation TelicWestland LynxAfghanistanOperation HerrickOperation BannerLong KeshList of Army Air Corps aircraft unitsList of Royal Air Force aircraft squadronsAirfieldsAldergrove Flying StationStirling LinesMiddle Wallop Flying StationWattisham Flying StationBrigades1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team1 RegimentNo. 651 Squadron AACNo. 659 Squadron AACNo. 661 Squadron AAC3 RegimentHQ SquadronNo. 653 Squadron AACNo. 662 Squadron AACNo. 663 Squadron AAC4 RegimentNo. 656 Squadron AACNo. 664 Squadron AAC5 RegimentNo. 665 Squadron AAC6 RegimentNo. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC2 (Training) RegimentNo. 668 (Training) Squadron AACNo. 676 Squadron AAC7 (Training) RegimentNo. 671 Squadron AACNo. 673 Squadron AAC9 RegimentNo. 670 Squadron AACNo. 660 Squadron AACNo. 1 Flying Training School RAF