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Wing Heli

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Country
  
Belgium

Garrison/HQ
  
Grâce-Hollogne

Branch
  
Air Component

Current commander
  
Colonel Breckx, Ir.

Wing Heli

Active
  
Disbanded on September 9, 2010

Helicopters
  
Agusta A109 Alouette II

The Wing Heli was a helicopter wing in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces.

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Mission

The mission of the Wing Heli is to intervene in order to provide aid to the nation, urgent humanitarian aid and armed support on the national territory, to evacuate Belgian nationals from areas of crisis and to participate in peacekeeping operations.

Equipment

  • Agusta A109
  • Alouette II (retired from service in September 2009)
  • Battle honours

    The standard of the Wing Heli bears the following battle honours:

  • Campaign 1914-1918
  • Yser 1917
  • Flanders 1918
  • Antwerp-Liège-Namur
  • These battle honours were obtained by the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron (French: 6ème Escadrille d'observation) during the First World War. This standard was presented to the Belgian Army Light Aviation by King Baudouin I on 17 May 1979.
    On September 9, 2010, Wing Heli was disbanded and the standard was handed over to the Competence Centre Air. The A109BA's moved to Beauvechain to become 1st Wing.

    References

    Wing Heli Wikipedia