List of UH-1 Iroquois operators - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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

Bell 204/205

The Bell 204 and 205 are the civil versions of the ubiquitous UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, including crop dusting, cargo lifting, and one of its most common uses, aerial...

, along with their units:

Armada de la República Argentina

Argentine Navy

The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....

- Argentine Naval Aviation

Argentine Naval Aviation

The Argentine Naval Aviation is the naval aviation branch of the Argentine Navy and one of its four operational commands...

Fuerza Aeronaval N° 2 based at Punta Alta
Punta Alta
Punta Alta is a city in Argentina, about 20 kilometers southeast of Bahía Blanca. It has a population of 57,296. It is the capital of the Coronel Rosales Partido...
- Escuadra Aeronaval N° 3
  - 3° Escuadrilla Aeronaval de Helicopteros operates seven UH-1Hs.

Ejército Argentino

Argentine Army

The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of the country.- History :...

Comando de Aviación de Ejército
- Agrupación de Aviación de Ejército 601 based at Campo de Mayo
  Campo de Mayo
  Campo de Mayo is a military base located in Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina, northwest of Buenos Aires.Campo de Mayo covers an area of and is one of the most important military bases in Argentina, including Argentine Army's:...
  - 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
  Posadas, Misiones
  Posadas is the capital city of the Argentine province of Misiones, located at the south of the province, on the left-hand shore of the Paraná River, opposite Encarnación, Paraguay. The city has an area of 965 km² and a population of 323,739 ....
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército 12 operates two UH-1Hs.
Comando del Cuerpo de Ejército III
- Comando Brigada Mecanizada 9 based at Comodoro Rivadavia
  Comodoro Rivadavia
  Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército 9 operates three UH-1Hs.
Comando Cuerpo de Ejército V
- Comando Brigada Mecanizada 11 based at Comodoro Rivadavia
  Comodoro Rivadavia
  Comodoro Rivadavia is a city in the Patagonian province of Chubut in southern Argentina, located on the San Jorge Gulf, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, at the foot of the Chenque Hill. Comodoro Rivadavia is the most important city of the San Jorge Basin....
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército 11 operates three UH-1Hs.
- Comando Brigada de Montaña 6 based at Neuquén
  Neuquén
  Neuquén is the name of the following things:* Neuquén, Argentina* Neuquén Province* Neuquén River* Neuquén Group...
  - Sección de Aviación de Ejército de Montaña 6 operates one UH-1H.

Fuerza Aérea Argentina

Argentine Air Force

The Argentine Air Force is the national aviation branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic. , it had 14,606 military and 6,854 civilian staff.-History:...

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

Royal Australian Navy

The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...

Seven UH-1 Iroquois were operated by the Fleet Air Arm

Fleet Air Arm (RAN)

The Fleet Air Arm , known formally as the Australian Navy Aviation Group, is the division of the Royal Australian Navy responsible for the operation of aircraft. The FAA was founded in 1947 following the purchase of two aircraft carriers from the Royal Navy...

from 1964 to 1987.

723 Squadron RAN
723 Squadron RAN
723 Squadron is a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron.-History:723 Squadron was first commissioned into the RAN on 7 April 1952 and was equipped with one Dakota, one Wirraway, one Sea Otter and two Sea Fury aircraft...

Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...

66 UH-1 Iroquois were in service with the RAAF from 1962 to 1990.

No. 5 Squadron RAAF
No. 5 Squadron RAAF
No. 5 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force training, army co-operation and helicopter squadron. The Squadron was first formed in 1917 and was disbanded in December 1989.-Squadron history:...
No. 9 Squadron RAAF
No. 9 Squadron RAAF
No. 9 Squadron was a unit of the Royal Australian Air Force. The Squadron saw active service in World War II and the Vietnam War before being disbanded in 1989.-Fleet co-operation:...
No. 35 Squadron RAAF
No. 35 Squadron RAAF
No. 35 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force transport unit. First formed in 1942, No. 35 Squadron saw action in World War II and the Vietnam War.-History:...
Aircraft Research and Development Unit - A few obtained by Aircraft Research and Development Unit RAAF
Aircraft Research and Development Unit RAAF
The Royal Australian Air Force's Aircraft Research and Development Unit was responsible for the test and evaluation of aircraft and weapons used by the RAAF. The ARDU was first established as the Special Duties and Performance Flight in 1941. ARDU also operated the Woomera Test Facility located...

with some retired or resold
School of Radio at RAAF Laverton - Several UH-1B were used as training aids after 1967 and remained until 1993, some went to the RAAF Museum
RAAF Museum
RAAF Museum is the official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force, the second oldest air force in the world, located at RAAF Williams Point Cook. The museum displays aircraft of significance to the RAAF from its inception as the Australian Flying Corps to the present...

(the latter two are still there and former moved to No 21 (City of Melbourne) Squadron at Point Cook

Australian Army Aviation

Australian Army Aviation is a corps of the Australian Army, and was formed on 1 July 1968 with a strength of 106 officer pilots, although it has a history dating back to 1911, when the Minister of Defence at the time, Senator George Pearce, decided there should be a flying school in the Defence...

The RAAF handed over most of their UH-1s to the Australian Army in the late 1980s and all were eventually replaced by the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk

The UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System competition in 1972...

5th Aviation Regiment (Australia)
- C Squadron
6th Aviation Regiment (Australia)
6th Aviation Regiment (Australia)
The 6th Aviation Regiment is one of the Australian Army's three Army Aviation regiments. The Regiment was formed in 2008 to command the Army's special forces helicopter squadron and its surveillance aircraft squadron...
- 171st Aviation Squadron (Australia)

Bolivian Air Force

The Bolivian Air Force is part of the Military of Bolivia.-History:By 1938 the Bolivian air force consisted of about 60 aircraft , and about 300 staff; the officers were...

Bolivian UH-1Hs are based at Santa Cruz - El Trompillo airfield.

Bolivian Army

The Bolivian Army or Ejército Boliviano is the land forces component of the Military of Bolivia, the Bolivian Army has around 31,500 men.- Combat units directly under the Army general command :...

Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Military of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the official military force of Bosnia and Herzegovina...

Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defense based at Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

and Tuzla Airport
- 1st Helicopter Squadron Sarajevo
  Sarajevo
  Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
  
  Military Airport
- 3rd Helicopter Squadron Tuzla Airport

Brazilian Air Force

The Brazilian Air Force is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services. The FAB was formed when the Army and Navy air branch were merged into a single military force initially called "National Air Forces"...

Esquadrão Pelicano 2º/10ºGAv (Pelican Squadron) 18 UH-1H in service (being replaced by UH-60 Blackhawk).
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

Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State
The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro State is the police force responsible for criminal investigations in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil...

, CORE (Special Response Unit) Air Operations
Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State
The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State like other military polices in Brazil is a reserve and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection...

, GAM (Aerial-Maritime Squad)

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

417 Combat Support Squadron
No. 417 Squadron RCAF
417 Combat Support Squadron is an Air Force unit with the Canadian Forces. Based at CFB Cold Lake it provides helicopter support to the base operations. Since 1994, it has also provided Search and Rescue.-History:...
439 Combat Support Squadron
Base Flight Cold Lake
Base Flight Bagotville
CFB Bagotville
Canadian Forces Base Bagotville , commonly referred to as CFB Bagotville, is a Canadian Forces Base located west of Bagotville in the city of Saguenay, Quebec. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force and is one of two bases in the country using the CF-18 Hornet...
Base Rescue Chatham
CFB Chatham
Canadian Forces Base Chatham or CFB Chatham was a Canadian Forces Base located immediately south of the town of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Parts are now operating as Miramichi Municipal Airport since 1974 with a partial runway available .From 1970 until 1985 Chatham had a Base Rescue Flight...
Base Rescue Moose Jaw
CFB Moose Jaw
Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw , commonly referred to as 15 Wing Moose Jaw and CFB Moose Jaw, is a Canadian Forces Base located south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan...

Replaced by the CH-146 Griffon

CH-146 Griffon

The Bell CH-146 Griffon is the Canadian military variant of the Bell 412EP, a multi-use utility helicopter. The CH-146 is used in a wide variety of roles, including aerial firepower, reconnaissance, search and rescue and aero-mobility tasks....

Ejército de Chile

Chilean Army

The Chilean Army is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 45,000-person army is organized into seven divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade....

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

Ejército Nacional

Colombian Army

The National Army of Colombia is the land military force of the government of Colombia and the largest service of the Colombian Armed Forces...

Colombian National Armada

The Colombian Navy , also known as the "Armada Nacional" or just the "Armada" in Spanish, is the naval branch of the military forces of Colombia....

Fuerza Aérea Colombiana

Colombian Air Force

The Colombian Air Force or FAC is the Air Force of the Republic of Colombia.The Colombian Air Force is one of the three institutions of the Armed Forces of Colombia, charge according to the 1991 Constitution of the work to exercise and maintain control of Colombia's airspace to defend the...

Policía Nacional

German Army Aviation Corps

Being replaced by the NH90

NHI NH90

The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries. The first prototype had its maiden flight in December 1995...

Bundesluftwaffe
Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
Federal Police (Germany) - former operator

Mexican Air Force

The Mexican Air Force is the aviation branch of the Mexican Army and depends on the National Defense Secretariat . Since 2008, its commander is Gen...

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

Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force is the air arm of the New Zealand Defence Force...

16 UH-1H (including some upgraded UH1D) plus leased aircraft 1965–present.

No. 3 Squadron RNZAF
No. 3 Squadron RNZAF
3 Squadron is a unit of the RNZAF. It remains on active duty.-History:No. 3 Squadron RNZAF formed as a Territorial unit of the New Zealand Permanent Air Force based at Christchurch in 1930....
No. 41 Squadron RNZAF

Being replaced by the NH90

NHI NH90

The NHIndustries NH90 is a medium sized, twin-engine, multi-role military helicopter manufactured by NHIndustries. The first prototype had its maiden flight in December 1995...

Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Air Force

The Nicaraguan Air Force continues the former Sandinista air units. Before 1979 the Nicaraguan National Guard had some air units .-Air force:...

2 UH-1H in service by 1979.

Fuerza Aérea Panameña

Military of Panama

The Panamanian Public Forces are the national defense forces of Panama. Panama is the second country in Latin America to permanently abolish standing armies, leaving it with only small para-military forces. This came as a result of a US invasion that overthrew a military dictatorship which ruled...

First UH-1s for Panama were 12 ex-US Army UH-1Bs delivered from late 1976 to 1977.

Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya

Military of Paraguay

The armed forces of Paraguay consist of the Paraguayan army, navy and air force.The constitution of Paraguay establishes the president of Paraguay as the commander-in-chief....

1º Brigada Aerea FAP based at Asuncion
Asunción
Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...
- Grupo Aéreo de Helicopteros
  - Escuadrón SAR operates UH-1Hs.

Philippine Air Force

The Philippine Air Force is the air force of the Republic of the Philippines, and one of the three main services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas....

Philippine Army

The Philippine Army is the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Tagalog is Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas. On July 23, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III appointed Maj. Gen...

Philippine Navy

The Philippine Navy is the naval arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Filipino is Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, literally, "Sea Force of the Philippines"....

And Philippine Marine Corps

Philippine Marine Corps

The Philippine Marine Corps is the marine corps of the Philippines, and is part of the Philippine Navy.- History :...

Philippine National Police

The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...

Republic of Singapore Air Force

The Republic of Singapore Air Force is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command...

120 SQN
120 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force
The 120 Squadron "Kestrel" is a helicopter squadron of the Republic of Singapore Air Force based at Sembawang Air Base. First formed in 1969, it is the first and oldest RSAF operational squadron in service. The squadron goes by the motto of "Strive To Achieve"...

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.

Royal Thai Air Force

The Royal Thai Air Force or RTAF is the air force of the Kingdom of Thailand. Since its establishment in 1913, as one of the earliest air forces of Asia, the Royal Thai Air Force had engaged in many major and minor battles. During the Vietnam war era, the air force has been developed with USAF-aid...

Wing 2 RTAF based at Lop Buri
- 203 Squadron RTAF "Scorpion"

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

The Royal Thai Police are the national police of Thailand.-About:Primary responsibility for the maintenance of public order through enforcement of the kingdom's laws was exercised by the Thailand National Police Department , a subdivision of the Ministry of Interior...

Thai Police Aviation Division (Bell 204/205
Bell 204/205
The Bell 204 and 205 are the civil versions of the ubiquitous UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, including crop dusting, cargo lifting, and one of its most common uses, aerial...

)

Royal Thai Navy

The Royal Thai Navy is the navy of Thailand and part of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, it was established in the late 19th century. Admiral Prince Abhakara Kiartiwongse is "The Father of Royal Thai Navy". Similar to the organizational structure of the United States, the Royal Thai Navy includes the...

At the end of Falklands war 9 Argentinian Iroquois UH-1Hs were captured.

United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
- Army National Guard
  Army National Guard
  Established under Title 10 and Title 32 of the U.S. Code, the Army National Guard is part of the National Guard and is divided up into subordinate units stationed in each of the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia operating under their respective governors...
United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
- Air National Guard
  Air National Guard
  The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
United States Marines
United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

- operates UH-1Hs
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department is the police department of the city of Los Angeles, California. With just under 10,000 officers and more than 3,000 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 4.1 million people, it is the third largest local law enforcement agency in...

Air Support Unit.
Orange County Fire Authority
Orange County Fire Authority
The Orange County Fire Authority is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for unincorporated areas of Orange County, California and cities that contract OCFA's services....

Uruguayan Air Force

The Uruguayan Air Force is one of the three main branches of the Armed Forces of Uruguay under the Uruguayan Ministry of Defense. The current head of the force is General of the Air Enrique A...

Comando Aereo de Operaciones
- Brigada Aerea I based at Carrasco
  Carrasco
  -Places:* Carrasco Province , a province of Cochabamba Department, Bolivia* Carrasco National Park, a national park in Cochabamba Department, Bolivia* Carrasco Bonito, a Brazilian municipality in the state of Tocantins...
  - Escuadrón Aéreo N° 5 (Helicopteros) operates six UH-1Hs and four UH-1Ns.

Captured ex-VNAF

Vietnam Air Force

The Vietnam Air Force began with a few hand-picked men chosen to fly alongside French pilots during the State of Vietnam era. It eventually grew into the world’s sixth largest air force at the height of its power, in 1974...

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.

External links

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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Nicaragua

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