The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, called "Huey", is a multipurpose military helicopter, was created from 1955 usa Army studies because of the Bell Model 204. The first designation of HU-1 (helicopter power) triggered its nickname, Huey. It had been first employed by the armed forces in 1959 and went into tri-service manufacturing in 1962 for the reason that UH-1. Yesteryear was in fact stated in 1976 with extra than 16,000 claimed altogether, which about 7,000 saw use through the whole Vietnam War and famous for its found in the Vietnam War.
