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Australian soldiers boarding a RAAF UH-1D in Vietnam, 1967. The Royal Australian Air Force employed the UH-1H until 1989. Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF were deployed to South Vietnam in mid 1966 in support of the 1st Australian Task Force. In this role they were armed with single M60 doorguns. In 1969 four of No. 9 Squadron's ...
Search and rescue, training, utility transport helicopter: 1964–1989: Seven helicopters. Operated by No. 723 Squadron RAN. The UH-1H Iroquois were operated by the joint American and Australian Experimental Military Unit. The Iroquois were embarked on board the destroyer HMAS Tobruk. N49 Bell 429 GlobalRanger: United States: Training, utility ...
64 helicopters. Including eight US built helicopters, which were leased to the Australian Army. A2 Bell UH-1 Iroquois: United States: UH-1H Iroquois: Multi-role utility transport helicopter: 1990–2007: 25 helicopters. Transferred from the RAAF to the Australian Army in 1990 A17 Boeing CH-47 Chinook: United States: CH-47D Chinook CH-47F Chinook
This page is a list of countries which have used or are current users of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois or are military users of the Bell 204 and 205, along with their military units. Due to the widespread use of this aircraft, the list may not be comprehensive or up to date, it is one of the most widely used helicopters in the late 20th century.
The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper.
The Iroquois helicopters were transferred to the 1st Aviation Regiment in 1998. [8] In August 2014, the regiment transferred the last of its Black Hawk helicopters to the 6th Aviation Regiment based at Holsworthy in Sydney. First A Squadron, and then B Squadron re-equipped with the NHIndustries NH90. [25]
UH-1B serial number 60-3601 on display at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This is an incomplete list of displayed Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters. The Bell UH-1 Iroquois experienced a production number in the thousands (both short and long-frame types), and many are in service in nations around the world.
On 5 December No. 35 Squadron transferred its Iroquois to the Army. [6] No. 5 Squadron's Iroquois were also transferred to the Army during 1989, and the unit was absorbed into the Australian Defence Force Helicopter School on 9 December. [7] [8] The Tactical Transport Group was disbanded in February 1991.