List of UH-1 Iroquois operators

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Canadian Forces Base Rescue Moose Jaw CH-118 Iroquois helicopters 118109 and 118101 at CFB Moose Jaw, 1982

Canadian Forces Base Rescue Moose Jaw CH-118 Iroquois helicopters 118109 and 118101 at CFB Moose Jaw, 1982

This page is a list of countries which have used or are current users of the UH-1 Iroquois, along with their units:

Contents

Albania · Argentina · Australia · Austria • Bahrain · Bangladesh · Belize · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Brazil · Brunei · Burma · Cambodia · Canada · Chile · Colombia · Costa Rica · Dominican Republic · El Salvador · Ecuador · Ethiopia · Germany · Greece · Georgia · Guatemala · Honduras · Indonesia · Iraq • Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Macedonia · Mexico · Morocco · Netherlands · New Zealand · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Paraguay · Papua New Guinea · Peru · Philippines · Saudi Arabia · Singapore · Somalia · South Korea · South Vietnam · Spain · Sweden · Taiwan · Tanzania · Thailand · Tunisia · Turkey · Uganda · United Arab Emirates · United States · Uruguay · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe

See also · References · External links

[edit] Operators

[edit] Albania

[edit] Argentina

Armada de la República Argentina^[1]

Fuerza Aeronaval N° 2 based at Punta Alta
- Escuadra Aeronaval N° 3
  - 3° Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros operates seven UH-1Hs.

Ejército Argentino^[2]

Comando de Aviación de Ejército
- Agrupación de Aviación de Ejército 601 based at Campo de Mayo
  - Batallón de Helicopteros de Asalto 601 operates 16 UH-1s.
  - Escuadrón de Aviación de Exploración y Ataque 602 operates six UH-1s.
Comando del Cuerpo de Ejército II
- Comando Brigada de Monte 12 based at Posadas
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército 12 operates two UH-1Hs.
Comando del Cuerpo de Ejército III
- Comando Brigada Mecanizada 9 based at Comodoro Rivadavia
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército 9 operates three UH-1Hs.
Comando Cuerpo de Ejército V
- Comando Brigada Mecanizada 11 based at Comodoro Rivadavia
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército 11 operates three UH-1Hs.
- Comando Brigada de Montaña 6 based at Neuquén
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército de Montaña 6 operates one UH-1H.

Fuerza Aérea Argentina^[3]

VII Brigada Aérea operates two UH-1Ns and nine UH-1Hs.

[edit] Australia

Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm

723 Squadron RAN

Royal Australian Air Force

Australian Army

RAAF handed over most of their UH-1s to the Australian Army in the late 1980s^[6]. Currently aircraft being replaced by the NH90.

[edit] Austria

[edit] Bahrain

[edit] Bangladesh

[edit] Belize

[edit] Bolivia

Bolivia Air Force

Bolivian UH-1Hs are based at Santa Cruz - El Trompillo airfield.^[7]

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Brazil

Brazilian Air Force^[8]

Esquadrão Pelicano (Pelican Squadron) operates UH-1H.^[9]

Government of Rio de Janeiro

Coordenadoria de Recursos Especiais operates Huey II^[10]

[edit] Brunei

[edit] Burma

[edit] Cambodia

[edit] Canada

Canadian Forces Base Flight Cold Lake CH-118 Iroquois helicopter 118103 at CFB Cold Lake, January 1992

Canadian Forces Base Flight Cold Lake CH-118 Iroquois helicopter 118103 at CFB Cold Lake, January 1992

Canadian Forces

Replaced by the CH-146 Griffon

[edit] Chile

Ejército de Chile^[15]

Agrupacion de Helicópteros Conjunta Chile operates four UH-1Hs.

[edit] Colombia

Ejército Nacional
Colombian National Armada
Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
Policía Nacional ^[16]

[edit] Costa Rica

[edit] Dominican Republic

[edit] El Salvador

[edit] Ecuador

Ecuadorian Army

[edit] Ethiopia

[edit] Germany

German Army Aviators Corps

Being replaced by the NH90.

Bundesluftwaffe

[edit] Greece

Hellenic Air Force

Greek Army

Being replaced by the NH90.

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Guatemala

[edit] Honduras

Honduran Air Force

Honduran UH-1Hs are based at Hector Acosta Mejia AB.^[17]

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Iraq

[edit] Israel

Israeli Air Force

[edit] Italy

Italian Army

Being replaced by the NH90.

[edit] Jamaica

[edit] Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

Being replaced by the UH-60 Black Hawk.

[edit] Jordan

[edit] Kuwait

[edit] Lebanon

[edit] Macedonia

Macedonian Air Force^[18]

[edit] Mexico

Mexican Air Force^[19]

1 Escuela del Aire operates one UH-1.
3 Escuela del Aire operates 27 UH-1Ns.

[edit] Morocco

[edit] Netherlands

Royal Netherlands Navy

[edit] New Zealand

New Zealand Christchurch UH-1H Iroquois helicopter No. 3 Squadron RNZAF, June 2004

New Zealand Christchurch UH-1H Iroquois helicopter No. 3 Squadron RNZAF, June 2004

Royal New Zealand Air Force

No. 3 Squadron RNZAF
No. 41 Squadron RNZAF

Being replaced by the NH90.

[edit] Norway

Royal Norwegian Air Force

Replaced by the Bell 412.

[edit] Oman

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] Panama

National Air Service

[edit] Paraguay

Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya^[20]

1º Brigada Aerea FAP based at Asuncion
- Grupo Aéreo de Helicopteros
  - Escuadrón SAR operates UH-1Hs.

[edit] Papua New Guinea

[edit] Peru

[edit] Philippines

Philippine Air Force

[edit] Saudi Arabia

Royal Saudi Air Force

[edit] Singapore

Republic of Singapore Air Force

[edit] Somalia

[edit] South Korea

[edit] South Vietnam

Vietnam Air Force

[edit] Spain

Spanish Air Force^[21]

[edit] Sweden

Swedish Air Force

[edit] Taiwan

[edit] Tanzania

[edit] Thailand

Lop Buri UH-1H helicopter Wing 2 RTAF, August 2005

Lop Buri UH-1H helicopter Wing 2 RTAF, August 2005

Royal Thai Air Force

Wing 2 RTAF based at Lop Buri
- 203 Squadron RTAF "Spider" ^[22]
Wing 41 RTAF based at Chiang Mai

Royal Thai Army
Royal Thai Police

[edit] Tunisia

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Uganda

[edit] United Arab Emirates

[edit] United States

Old UH-1B used for rappelling training at the San Bernardino County, California Sherrif's Department aviation unit headquarters, Rialto, California

Old UH-1B used for rappelling training at the San Bernardino County, California Sherrif's Department aviation unit headquarters, Rialto, California

Replaced By Sikorsky S-70 series.

[edit] Uruguay

Uruguayan Air Force^[24]

Comando Aereo de Operaciones
- Brigada Aerea I based at Carrasco
  - Escuadrón Aéreo N° 5 (Helicopteros) operates six UH-1Hs and four UH-1Ns.

[edit] Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force^[25]

Batallon de Helicopteros

[edit] Vietnam

Captured ex-VNAF UH-1Hs.

[edit] Yemen

[edit] Zambia

[edit] Zimbabwe

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ ORBAT del Armada de la República Argentina website (Spanish)
^ ORBAT del Ejército Argentino website (Spanish)
^ ORBAT del Fuerza Aérea Argentina website (Spanish)
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ Photo of the UH-1B at the Airliners.net
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ [http://www.saorbats.com.ar/ORBAT-ExercitoBrasileiro.htm ORBAT Exercito Brasileiro website (Spanish)
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ Huey II article, Brazilian News Agency
^ ^a ^b "417 Combat Support Squadron - History." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 15 June 2007. Retrieved: 23 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Bell CH-118 Iroquois." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 4 June 2006. Retrieved: 23 October 2007.
^ "439 Combat Support Squadron - History." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 15 June 2007. Retrieved: 23 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bell CH-118 Iroquois." Aeroware / RCAF.com. Retrieved: 24 October 2007.
^ [http://www.saorbats.com.ar/ORBAT%20-%20Chile%20-%20ECH.htm ORBAT Ejército de Chile website (Spanish)
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ ORBAT Fuerzas Armadas Mexicanas (Spanish)
^ ORBAT - Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya website (Spanish)
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ Photo of the UH-1H at the Airliners.net
^ ORBAT Fuerza Aerea Uruguaya website (Spanish)
^ ORBAT Venezuela EV (MS Word document in Spanish)

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

UH-1 Iroquois

South American countries ORBATs
Bell UH-1 photos at Airliners.net website
"417 Combat Support Squadron - History." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 15 June 2007. Retrieved: 23 October 2007.
"Bell CH-118 Iroquois." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 4 June 2006. Retrieved: 23 October 2007.
"439 Combat Support Squadron - History." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 15 June 2007. Retrieved: 23 October 2007.
"Bell CH-118 Iroquois" Aeroware / RCAF.com. Retrieved: 24 October 2007.

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