The Bell UH-1 Huey is still in service today! Her first flight (XH-40) was on Octoand she entered service with the United States Army in 1959. Bell Helicopter was the manufacturer and built 16,000 Huey’s from 1956 thru 1987. The Bell UH-1 Iroquois nicknamed the (“Huey”) is a utility US military helicopter with two-blade main and tail rotors and is powered by a single turboshaft engine. The first Hueys arrived in Vietnam in March 1962 with the 57th Medical Detachment. Even though the UH-1A Iroquois was intended for evaluation only, the US Army immediately entered the brand new helicopter into operational service. The HU-1A Iroquois (later re-designated UH-1A Iroquois) first entered service with the 57th Medical Detachment, the 82nd Airborne Division and the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Fleming, a USAF Lieutenant piloted a UH-1F Huey on a Novemmission that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Towards the end of the Vietnam War, the UH-1 Huey was tested with TOW missiles and two UH-1B helicopters were equipped with the XM26 Armament Subsystem which were deployed to help counter the 1972 Easter Invasion by the Vietcong. These were the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse (Loach) and the Bell OH-58A Kiowa. Huey’s also flew “Hunter-Killer” teams with observation helicopters. Gunship UH-1 Huey’s were commonly referred to as “Cobras” or simply “Guns” if they had guns and “Hogs” or “Frogs” if they carried rockets. During the Vietnam War, the UH-1 was used for a variety of purposes and various terms were given for these tasks. In early 1962, UH-1 Huey’s were modified by local companies assigned to them who made their own mounting systems. UH-1 Huey’s tasked with armed escort or ground attack were fitted with grenade launchers, rocket launchers and machine guns. The Vietnam War would also be known as the “Helicopter War” because this would be the first time in the history of warfare that the helicopter would be used in such a wide variety of roles.īattle Stations: Huey Helicopter – Air Armada (War History Documentary) This sound was welcomed by US troops and feared by the Vietcong. It sounds like thunder from above as she passes overhead. No other aircraft on this planet sounds quite like a Bell UH-1 Iroquois. One other trait that is unique to the Huey is the unmistakable sound she makes. Because of that conflict, the Bell UH-1 Huey has become one of the world’s most famous and recognized helicopters. The Bell UH-1 Huey Helicopter was the workhorse during the US involvement in Southeast Asia and Vietnam.
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