List of Bell UH-1 Iroquois operators

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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.

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.

Operators[]

Afghanistan[]

Albania[]

Argentine Hueys (without rotors) during the Falklands War

Argentina[]

Brazil[]

Bolivia[]

Bosnia and Herzegovinia[]

  • Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina[1]

Burkina Faso[]

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

Chile[]

Colombia[]

Costa Rica[]

Dominican Republic[]

El Salvador[]

  • Air Force of El Salvador[1]

Eswatini[]

  • Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force[10]

Ethiopia[]

Georgia[]

Greece[]

Guatemala[]

Honduras[]

Indonesian Army Aviation Bell 205

Indonesia[]

Iraq[]

Italy[]

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

Japan[]

Kenya[]

Laos[]

Lebanon[]

Morocco[]

North Macedonia[]

  • Macedonian Air Force[1]

Oman[]

Pakistan[]

Panama[]

Paraguay[]

  • Paraguayan Air Force[17]

Philippines[]

Saudi Arabia[]

A Korean Army UH-1B

South Korea[]

Republic of China (Taiwan)[]

Thailand[]

Turkey[]

Uganda[]

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

United States[]

Uruguay[]

Venezuela[]

  • Venezuelan Air Force[21]
A Vietnamese Air Force UH-1H

Vietnam[]

Yemen[]

Zambia[]

Former operators[]

Argentina[]

Australia[]

An Australian Army UH-1 in 2005

Austria[]

Cambodia[]

Canada[]

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

Ethiopia[]

Germany[]

Indonesia[]

Indonesian Bell 204B at Dirgantara Mandala Museum

Israel[]

Italy[]

Jamaica[]

Jordan[]

Netherlands[]

New Zealand[]

Royal New Zealand Air Force UH-1s in 2008

Norway[]

Papua New Guinea[]

  • Air Operations Element[58]

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.[59]

Rhodesia[]

Singapore[]

Kingdom of Laos[]

South Korea[]

South Vietnam[]

Spain[]

Suriname[]

Sweden[]

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

Thailand[]

Uganda[]

United States[]

Zimbabwe[]

See also[]

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