List of Bell UH-1 Iroquois operators

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.

Canadian Forces Base Rescue Moose Jaw CH-118 Iroquois helicopters at CFB Moose Jaw, 1982

A map displaying current Bell UH-1 Iroquois operators in blue, with former operators in red.

Operators

 Afghanistan

• Afghan Air Force[1]

Argentine Hueys (without rotors) during the Falklands War

 Albania

• Albanian Air Force[1]

 Argentina

• Argentine Army[1]
• Argentine National Gendarmerie[2]

 Brazil

• Brazilian Air Force[3]

 Bolivia

• Bolivian Air Force[1]

 Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina[1]

 Burkina Faso

• Armed Forces of Burkina Faso – 2 UH-1H[4]

 Chile

• Chilean Air Force - UH-1D and UH-1H[5]

 Colombia

• Colombian Air Force[1][6]
• Colombian Army[1]
• Colombian Police[7]

 Costa Rica

• Air Vigilance Service[8]

 Dominican Republic

• Dominican Republic Air Force[1][9]

A Japanese UH-1H used by the JGSDF during a public exhibition of soldiers fast roping.

 El Salvador

• Air Force of El Salvador[1]

 Eswatini

• Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force[10]

 Georgia

• Georgian Air Force[1]

 Germany

• German Army Aviation Corps[1]
• German Air Force[11]
• Bundesgrenzschutz[12]

 Greece

• Hellenic Air Force[1]
• Hellenic Army[1]

 Guatemala

• Guatemalan Air Force[1]

 Honduras

• Honduran Air Force[1]

 Iraq

• Iraqi Air Force[1]

 Italy

• Italian Army[1]
• Italian Air Force operated 48 aircraft[13]

 Japan

• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force - UH-1H and UH-1J[1]

 Kenya

• Kenya Air Force – 8[14][15]

 Laos

• Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force – 4 UH-1H[16]

 Lebanon

• Lebanese Air Force[17][18]

 North Macedonia

• Macedonian Air Force[1]

 Morocco

• Royal Moroccan Air Force[1]

 Oman

• Royal Air Force of Oman[1][19]

A Korean Army UH-1B

 Pakistan

• Pakistan Air Force[1]
• Pakistan Army[1]

 Panama

• National Aeronaval Service[20]

 Paraguay

• Paraguayan Air Force[17]

 Philippines

• Philippine Air Force[17]

 Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Air Force[21]

 South Korea

• South Korean Army[1]
• South Korean Navy[1]

 Republic of China (Taiwan)

A USAF HH-1H Huey hovers over the water during search and rescue training mission.

• Republic of China Army[1]

 Thailand

• Royal Thai Air Force[1]
• Royal Thai Army[1]

 Turkey

• Turkish Air Force[1]
• Turkish Army[1]

 Uganda

• UPDF Air Force[22]

 United States

• United States Air Force[1]
• United States Army[1]
• NASA[23][24]
• United States Custom and Border Protection[25]

 Uruguay

• Uruguayan Air Force[17]

 Venezuela

• Venezuelan Air Force[21]

 Vietnam

A Vietnamese Air Force UH-1H

• Vietnam People's Air Force[1]

 Yemen

• Yemeni Air Force[1]

 Zambia

• Zambian Air Force[1][26]

Former operators

 Argentina

• Argentine Air Force[27]
• Argentine Navy[28]

 Australia

An Australian Army UH-1 in 2005

• Australian Army[29]
  • 1st Aviation Regiment[30]
  • 5th Aviation Regiment[30]
  • 171st Aviation Squadron[31]
  • Australian Defence Force Helicopter School[32]
  • School of Army Aviation[31]
• Royal Australian Air Force[33]
  • No. 5 Squadron RAAF[31]
  • No. 9 Squadron RAAF[31]
  • No. 35 Squadron RAAF[31]
  • Aircraft Research and Development Unit[34]
  • School of Radio[35]
• Royal Australian Navy[36]
  • 723 Squadron RAN[31]

 Austria

• Austrian Air Force[37][38]

 Cambodia

• Khmer Air Force[39]

 Canada

Canadian Forces Base Flight Cold Lake CH-118 Iroquois helicopter at CFB Cold Lake, January 1992

• Canadian Forces

• 417 Combat Support Squadron[40][41]
• 439 Combat Support Squadron[42]
• Base Flight Cold Lake[40][41]
• Base Flight Bagotville[43]
• Base Rescue Chatham[43]
• Base Rescue Moose Jaw[43]

 Israel

• Israeli Air Force[44][45]

 Italy

• Italian Air Force[46]

 Jamaica

• Jamaica Defence Force[47]

 Jordan

• Royal Jordanian Air Force[48]

 Netherlands

• Royal Netherlands Navy[49]

 New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Air Force UH-1s in 2008

• Royal New Zealand Air Force[1]
  • No. 3 Squadron RNZAF[50]
  • No. 41 Squadron RNZAF[51]
  • No. 141 Flight RNZAF[52]

 Norway

• Royal Norwegian Air Force[53]

 Papua New Guinea

• Air Operations Element[54]

 Rhodesia

• Royal Rhodesian Air Force[55]
  • No. 8 Squadron[56]

 Singapore

• Republic of Singapore Air Force

• 120 SQN[57][58]

Kingdom of Laos

• Royal Lao Air Force[16]

 South Korea

• Republic of Korea Air Force[59]

 South Vietnam

• Republic of Vietnam Air Force[60][61]

 Spain

• Spanish Air Force[62]
• Spanish Army Aviation[63]

 Sweden

Designation helikopter (hkp) 3. Models: A (original engine), B (better engine), C (bigger rotor).

• Swedish Army[64]
• Swedish Air Force[65]

 Uganda

• Ugandan Defense Force[66]

 United States

• United States Navy[67]

See also

• UH-1N Twin Huey
• UH-1Y Venom
• Bell 212
• Bell 214

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Bibliography

• Gunston, Bill, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters, Salamander Books, London 1981. ISBN 978-0-86101110-0

External links

• Bell UH-1 photos at Airliners.net website