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.
Operators
Afghanistan Afghan Air Force
Albania Albanian Air Force
Argentina Argentine Army Argentine National Gendarmerie
Belize Belize Defence Force
Brazil Brazilian Air Force. PMERJ
Bolivia
Bolivian Air Force
Bosnia and Herzegovina Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina: Four Huey IIs delivered on December 4, 2021.
Burkina Faso Armed Forces of Burkina Faso – 2 UH-1H
Canada Ten, nine serving in a Base Rescue role until 1995.
Chile Chilean Air Force - UH-1D and UH-1H
Colombia Colombian Aerospace Force Colombian Army Colombian Police
Costa Rica Air Vigilance Service
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Air Force
El Salvador Salvadoran Air Force
Eswatini Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force
Ethiopia Ethiopian Ground Forces - 8 UH-1H
Georgia Georgian Air Force
Greece Hellenic Air Force Hellenic Army
Guatemala Guatemalan Air Force
Honduras Honduran Air Force
Indonesia Indonesian Army - Bell 205A-1
Iraq Iraqi Army Aviation Command
Italy Italian Army Italian Air Force operated 48 aircraft
Japan Japan Ground Self-Defense Force - UH-1H and UH-1J
Kenya
Kenya Air Force – 8
Kazakhstan Kazakh Air Defence Forces
Laos Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force – 4 UH-1H
Lebanon Lebanese Air Force
Morocco Royal Moroccan Air Force
Myanmar Tatmadaw Donated by the US Government for Anti-Narcotics operations.
Nigeria Nigerian Army<ref name="World Air Forces 2015"/>
North Macedonia Army of North Macedonia
Oman Royal Air Force of Oman
Pakistan Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Army Six gifted by the US in 1974.
Panama National Aeronaval Service
Paraguay Paraguayan Air Force
Philippines
Philippine Air Force
Saudi Arabia Saudi Air Force
Somalia Somali Air Force
Turkey Turkish Air Force Turkish Army
Uganda Uganda Air Force - 5
Uruguay Uruguayan Air Force
Venezuela Venezuelan Air Force
Yemen Yemeni Air Force
Zambia Zambian Air Force
Former operators
Argentina Argentine Air Force Argentine Navy
Australia
Australian Army 1st Aviation Regiment 5th Aviation Regiment 171st Aviation Squadron Australian Defence Force Helicopter School School of Army Aviation Royal Australian Air Force No. 5 Squadron RAAF No. 9 Squadron RAAF No. 35 Squadron RAAF Aircraft Research and Development Unit School of Radio Royal Australian Navy 723 Squadron RAN
Austria Austrian Air Force
Cambodia Khmer Air ForceGunston, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters (1981), p. 18.
Canada
Canadian Forces 417 Combat Support Squadron"Bell CH-118 Iroquois." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 4 April 2004. Retrieved: 12 January 2013. 439 Combat Support Squadron"439 Combat Support Squadron - History." Air Force Public Affairs / Department of National Defence, 8 December 2008. Retrieved: 12 January 2013. Base Flight Cold Lake Base Flight Bagotville Aeroware, 2012. Retrieved: 13 January 2013. Base Rescue Chatham Base Rescue Moose Jaw
Ethiopia Ethiopian Navy
Germany German Army Aviation Corps German Air Force Bundesgrenzschutz(Now the Bundespolizei)
Indonesia
Indonesian Air Force - Bell 204B
Israel Israeli Air Force
Italy Italian Air Force
Jamaica Jamaica Defence Force
Jordan Royal Jordanian Air Force
Netherlands Royal Netherlands Navy
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Air Force No. 3 Squadron RNZAF No. 41 Squadron RNZAF No. 141 Flight RNZAF
North Yemen Yemen Arab Republic Air Force
Norway Royal Norwegian Air Force
Papua New Guinea Air Operations Element
Peru Peruvian Air Force: 11 UH-1D delivered in 1965 plus one UH-1H later delivered. At least one UH-1D converted to UH-1H standard.
Rhodesia Rhodesian Air Force No. 8 Squadron
Singapore Republic of Singapore Air Force 120 SQN
Kingdom of Laos Royal Lao Air Force
South Korea
South Korean Army Republic of Korea Navy Republic of Korea Air Force
South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Spain Spanish Air Force Spanish Army Airmobile Force
Suriname Suriname Air Force
Sweden Designation helikopter (hkp) 3. Models: A (original engine), B (better engine), C (bigger rotor).
Swedish Army Swedish Air Force
Republic of China (Taiwan) Republic of China Army Republic of China Air Force National Airborne Service Corps
Thailand Royal Thai Army Royal Thai Air Force
Uganda Ugandan Defense Force
United Kingdom Army Air Corps No. 656 Squadron AAC - Captured Argentine UH-1 used in the Falklands
United States United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Customs and Border Protection NASA United States Air Forse
Vietnam Vietnam People's Air Force
Zimbabwe Air Force of Zimbabwe
See also Bell UH-1N Twin Huey Bell UH-1Y Venom Bell 212 Bell 214
References
Bibliography Gunston, Bill, An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters, Salamander Books, London 1981. .
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