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Wattisham Airfield is the biggest centralised operational Army Airfield in the UK, located next to the small village of Wattisham in Suffolk, England. It is home to 3 Regiment Army Air Corps and 4 Regiment Army Air Corps. They are part of 16 Air Assault Brigade, whose headquarters is at Colchester. They fly the Westland WAH-64 Apache, as well as the Westland Lynx helicopters. Also located at Wattisham is No 7 Air Assault Battalion REME with a helicopter repair facility with worldwide capability, 132 Aviation Supply Unit and the Royal Logistics Corps. The RAF maintains a presence at the airfield with B Flight 22 Squadron, flying the Sea King, with a search and rescue responsibility for the whole of the eastern coast, and Brigade Parachute Squadron RAF. Apart from the military, the police helicopter unit for Suffolk Constabulary also operates from Wattisham as well as the Anglia Gliding Club〔(Anglia Gliding Club )〕 (which, in fact, is the oldest serving member of Wattisham, having been there as a RAFGSA club when the RAF occupied). Also resident is No 1287 Sqn, Air Training Corps. The airfield covers a site of . There are 2,000 troops stationed on site with 600 houses for married personnel between Wattisham, Hadleigh and Ipswich. There are 300 HGVs, 200 Land Rovers, over 40 helicopters including 2 Sea King helicopters (125 and 126) and the Suffolk Police Eurocopter as well as casual access for 2 Air Ambulances. There is a museum〔(Wattisham Airfield Museum )〕 on site which tells the history of the airfield and this is open on Sundays during April to October. ==Operational units== * Army Air Corps * * 3 Regiment, Army Air Corps * * * 653 Squadron (Station) * * * 662 Squadron * * * 663 Squadron * * 4 Regiment, Army Air Corps * * * 654 Squadron (Disbanded) * * * 656 Squadron * * * 664 Squadron * Royal Logistics Corps * * 132 Aviation Supply Unit *Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers * * 7 Air Assault Battalion * Royal Air Force * * 22 Squadron 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wattisham Airfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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