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 units:
Operators
Operates four former Italian Army Agusta-Bell 205s.[1]
- Armada de la República Argentina - Argentine Naval Aviation[2]
- Fuerza Aeronaval N° 2 based at Punta Alta
- Escuadra Aeronaval N° 3
- 3° Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros operates seven UH-1Hs.
- Ejército Argentino[3]
- 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[4]
- VII Brigada Aérea operates two UH-1Ns and nine UH-1Hs.
- Royal Australian Navy
Seven UH-1 Iroquois were operated by the Fleet Air Arm from 1964 to 1987.
- Royal Australian Air Force
66 UH-1 Iroquois were in service with the RAAF from 1962 to 1990.
- Australian Army Aviation
The RAAF handed over most of their UH-1s to the Australian Army in the late 1980s[5] and all were eventually replaced by the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.
- Austrian Air Force
- Bolivian Air Force
- Bolivian UH-1Hs are based at Santa Cruz - El Trompillo airfield.[9]
- Bolivian Army
- Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Brazilian Air Force[10]
- Esquadrão Pelicano 2º/10ºGAv (Pelican Squadron) 18 UH-1H in service (being replaced by UH-60 Blackhawk).[11]
- Esquadrão Pantera 5º/ 8ºGAv(Panther squadron) 18 UH-1H retired (replaced by UH-60 Blackhawk).
- Esquadrão Falcão 1º/8ºGAv (Falcon Squadron) 10 UH-1H in service
- Rio de Janeiro Government
- Canadian Forces
Replaced by the CH-146 Griffon
- Ejército de Chile[16]
- Agrupacion de Helicópteros Conjunta Chile operates four UH-1Hs.
- Ejército Nacional
- Colombian National Armada
- Fuerza Aérea Colombiana
- Policía Nacional [17]
- Air Force of El Salvador
- Ecuadorian Army
- Operates one Bell 205 model helicopter.
Being replaced by the NH90.
- Hellenic Air Force
- Greek Army
Being replaced by the NH90.
- Honduran Air Force
Honduran UH-1Hs are based at Hector Acosta Mejia AB.[18]
- Indonesian Army
- Indonesian Air Force
- Imperial Iranian Air Force
- Israeli Air Force
- Italian Army
Being replaced by the NH90.
- Jamaica Defence Force
- Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Being replaced by the UH-60 Black Hawk.
- Macedonian Air Force
[20]
- Mexican Air Force[21]
- 1 Escuela del Aire operates one UH-1.
- 3 Escuela del Aire operates 27 UH-1Ns.
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- Royal New Zealand Air Force
16 UH-1H (including some upgraded UH1D) plus leased aircraft 1965–present.
Being replaced by the NH90.
- Royal Norwegian Air Force
Replaced by the Bell 412.
- Nicaraguan Air Force
2 UH-1H in service by 1979.
- Royal Air Force of Oman
- Pakistan Army
- Fuerza Aérea Panameña
First UH-1s for Panama were 12 ex-US Army UH-1Bs delivered from late 1976 to 1977.
- Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya[22]
- 1º Brigada Aerea FAP based at Asuncion
- Grupo Aéreo de Helicopteros
- Escuadrón SAR operates UH-1Hs.
- Papua New Guinea Defence Force
- Philippine Air Force
- Philippine Army
- Philippine Navy And Philippine Marine Corps
- Philippine National Police
- Rhodesian Air Force - Former operator.
- Royal Saudi Air Force
- Republic of Singapore Air Force
- 120 SQN 25× UH-1Hs acquired in 1978, retired in 2005. Additional 20× ex-US Army UH-1Bs were acquired as trainers in 1980, retired in 1988.[23]
- Vietnam Air Force
- Spanish Army[24]
- Swedish Air Force
- Swedish Army
- Royal Thai Air Force
- Wing 2 RTAF based at Lop Buri
- 203 Squadron RTAF "Scorpion" [25]
- Royal Thai Army
- 1st Air Mobile Battalion
- 2nd Air Mobile Battalion
- 4th Air Mobile Battalion
- 9th Air Mobile Battalion
- General Support Aviation Battalion
- Royal Thai Police
- Royal Thai Navy
At the end of Falklands war 9 Argentinian Iroquois UH-1Hs were captured.
- Uruguayan Air Force[28]
- Comando Aereo de Operaciones
- Brigada Aerea I based at Carrasco
- Escuadrón Aéreo N° 5 (Helicopteros) operates six UH-1Hs and four UH-1Ns.
- Venezuelan Air Force[29]
Captured ex-VNAF UH-1Hs. They were captured intact, and actually incorporated into the Vietnamese Air Force after the war, and operated until parts ran out. Vietnam still flies some captured UH-1 Huey up today.
- Air Force of Zimbabwe - Former operator.
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