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

* Afghan Air Force

Albania

Albanian Air Force The Albanian Air Force ( sq, Forca Ajrore e Republikës së Shqipërisë - Air Force of the Republic of Albania) is the air force of Albania and one of the branches of the Albanian Armed Forces. History Early history In 1914 the government ...

Argentina

Argentine Army The Argentine Army ( es, Ejército Argentino, EA) is the land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander- ...

Argentine National Gendarmerie The Argentine National Gendarmerie ( es, Gendarmería Nacional Argentina, GNA) is the national gendarmerie force and corps of border guards of the Argentine Republic. It has a strength of 70,000. The gendarmerie is primarily a frontier guard forc ...

Belize

Belize Defence Force The Belize Defence Force (BDF) is the military of Belize, and is responsible for protecting the sovereignty of the country. The BDF is under the Ministry of National Defence and Border Security, which is currently headed by Hon. Florencio Marin Jr ...

Brazil

* Brazilian Air Force

Bolivia

Bolivian Air Force The Bolivian Air Force ( es, Fuerza Aérea Boliviana or 'FAB') is the air force of Bolivia and branch of the Bolivian Armed Forces. History By 1938 the Bolivian air force consisted of about 60 aircraft (Curtiss Hawk fighters, Curtiss T-32 Co ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine, OSBiH, Оружане снаге Босне и Херцеговине, ОСБИХ) is the official military force of Bosnia and Herz ...

: Four Huey IIs delivered on December 4, 2021.

Burkina Faso

* Armed Forces of Burkina Faso – 2 UH-1H

Chile

Chilean Air Force "With full speed to the stars" , colours = Indigo White , colours_label = , march = Alte Kameraden , mascot = , anniversaries = 21 March ...

- UH-1D and UH-1H

Colombia

Colombian Air Force , "We are the Force" , colours = , colours_label = , march = Colombian Air Force Hymn , mascot = Capitan Paz , anniversaries = 8 November , ...

Colombian Army The National Army of Colombia ( es, Ejército Nacional de Colombia) is the land warfare service branch of the Military Forces of Colombia. With over 361,420 active personnel as of 2020, it is the largest and oldest service branch in Colombia, an ...

* Colombian Police

Costa Rica

* Air Vigilance Service

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Air Force The Air Force of the Dominican Republic ( es, Fuerza Aérea de República Dominicana), is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic, together with the Army and the Navy. History At the end of the United States ...

El Salvador

Air Force of El Salvador The Salvadoran Air Force ( es, Fuerza Aérea Salvadoreña, abbreviated FAS) is the air force component of the Armed Forces of El Salvador, and is an independent branch from the army and navy. Early history The Salvadoran Army Air Force ('' es, ...

Eswatini

Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force The Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force (UEDF) is the military of the Southern African Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland). It is used primarily during domestic protests, with some border and customs duties; the force has never been involved in a foreign ...

Ethiopia

* Ethiopian Ground Forces - 8 UH-1H

Georgia

Georgian Air Force The Aviation and Air Defence Command of the Defence Forces ( ka, თავდაცვის ძალების ავიაციისა და საჰაერო თავდაცვის სარდლობა, tr), (''formerly'' ...

Greece

Hellenic Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = 8 November , equipment = , equipment_label ...

Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is th ...

Guatemala

Guatemalan Air Force The Guatemalan Air Force ( es, Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca or ''FAG'') is a small air force composed mostly of U.S.-made aircraft throughout its history. The FAG is a subordinate to the Guatemalan Military and its commanding officer reports to th ...

Honduras

Honduran Air Force The Honduras Air Force ( es, Fuerza Aérea Hondureña, sometimes abbreviated to FAH in English) is the air force of Honduras. As such it is the air power arm of the Honduras Armed Forces. History The first Honduras military flying took place ...

Indonesia

* Indonesian Army - Bell 205A-1

Iraq

Iraqi Air Force The Iraqi Air Force (IQAF or IrAF) ( ar, القوات الجوية العراقية, Al Quwwat al Jawwiyah al Iraqiyyah}) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Iraqi Armed Forces. It is responsible for the defense of Iraqi airspace as well ...

Italy

Italian Army "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...

Italian Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = (Ordinance March of the Air Force) by Alberto Di Miniello , mascot = , anniversaries = 28 March ...

operated 48 aircraft JGSDF soldiers fast roping

Japan

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ( ja, 陸上自衛隊, Rikujō Jieitai), , also referred to as the Japanese Army, is the land warfare branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. Created on July 1, 1954, it is the largest of the three service b ...

- UH-1H and UH-1J

Kenya

* Kenya Air Force – 8

Laos

Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force The Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force (LPLAAF) is the air force of Laos. History The present-day LPLAAF is descended from the Aviation Laotienne, which was established by the French and later became the Royal Lao Air Force. Pathet Lao guerr ...

– 4 UH-1H

Lebanon

Lebanese Air Force The Lebanese Air Force (LAF) ( ar, القوات الجوية اللبنانية, Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya) is the aerial warfare branch of the Lebanese Armed Forces. The seal of the air force is a Roundel with two wings and a Lebanese ...

Morocco

Royal Moroccan Air Force The Royal Moroccan Air Force ( ar, القوات الجوية الملكية; ber, Adwas ujenna ageldan; french: Forces Royales Air) is the air force of the Moroccan Armed Forces. History The Moroccan air force was formed on 14 May 1956 as the ...

North Macedonia

Army of North Macedonia , image = Logo of the Army of the Republic of North Macedonia.svg , alt = , caption = Emblem of the Army , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 = , motto = ...

Oman

Royal Air Force of Oman The Royal Air Force of Oman ( ar, سلاح الجو السلطاني عمان, Silāḥ al-Jaww as-Sulṭāniy ‘Umān or RAFO) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Oman. History Sultan of Oman's Air Force era The Sultan of Oman's Air Force ...

Pakistan

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

* Pakistan Army

Panama

National Aeronaval Service The National Aeronaval Service of Panama, also called SENAN (abbreviation for es, Servicio Nacional Aeronaval), is a branch of the Panamanian Public Forces which is responsible for carrying out naval and air operations. Its role is to perform pro ...

Paraguay

Paraguayan Air Force The Armed forces of Paraguay ( es, Fuerzas Armadas de Paraguay) consist of the Paraguayan army, navy (including naval aviation and marine corps) and air force. The constitution of Paraguay establishes the president of Paraguay as the commander- ...

Philippines

* Philippine Air Force

Saudi Arabia

* Saudi Air Force

South Korea

South Korean Navy The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN; ko, 대한민국 해군), also known as the ROK Navy or South Korean Navy, is the naval warfare service branch of the South Korean armed forces, responsible for naval and amphibious operations. The ROK Navy inc ...

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Republic of China Army The Republic of China Army (ROCA), previously known as the Chinese Nationalist Army or Nationalist Revolutionary Army and unofficially as the Taiwanese Army, is the largest branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces. An estimated 80% of th ...

Republic of China Air Force The Republic of China Air Force, retroactively known by its historical name the Chinese Air Force and unofficially referred to as the Taiwanese Air Force, is the military aviation branch of the Republic of China Armed Forces, currently based ...

Turkey

Turkish Air Force The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known to ...

Turkish Army The Turkish Land Forces ( tr, Türk Kara Kuvvetleri), or Turkish Army (Turkish: ), is the main branch of the Turkish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The army was formed on November 8, 1920, after the collapse of the ...

Uganda

* UPDF Air Force UH-1H-2

United States

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

* United States Custom and Border Protection

Uruguay

Uruguayan Air Force The Uruguayan Air Force ( es, Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya, abbreviated FAU) is the air service branch of the Armed Forces of Uruguay. Originally created as part of the National Army of Uruguay, the Air Force was established as a separate branch on Dec ...

Venezuela

Venezuelan Air Force , colours = Bleu celeste , colours_label = , march = , "Hymn of the National Military Aviation" , mascot = , anniversaries = 10 December (Air Force Day) , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = , decorations = , battle_honou ...

Vietnam

Vietnam People's Air Force The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF, ), formally refers itself as the Air Defence - Air Force (ADAF, ) or the Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF, ), is the aerial warfare service branch of Vietnam. It is the successor of the former North Vietnamese ...

Yemen

Yemeni Air Force The Yemeni Air Force ( ar, القوات الجوية اليمنية, al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Yamaniya) is the air operations branch of the Yemeni Armed Forces. Numbers of aircraft can not be confirmed but serviceability of these aircraft is low. ...

Zambia

Zambian Air Force The Zambian Air Force (ZAF) is the air force of Zambia and the air operations element of the Zambian Defence Force. Following the creation of the Republic of Zambia in 1964, the former Northern Rhodesia Air Force was renamed as the Zambian Air ...

Former operators

Argentina

Argentine Air Force "Argentine Wings" , mascot = , anniversaries = 10 August (anniversary) 1 May (Baptism of fire during the Falklands War) , equipment = 139 aircraft , equipment_label = , battles = * Operation Independence * Operation Soberanía * Falkl ...

* Argentine Navy

Australia

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), wh ...

** 1st Aviation Regiment ** 5th Aviation Regiment ** 171st Aviation Squadron **

Australian Defence Force Helicopter School The Australian Defence Force Helicopter School (ADFHS) was an Australian Defence Force unit responsible for training helicopter pilots. It was formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1998. History The school was established at RAAF Base Fairbairn in Can ...

** School of Army Aviation *

Royal Australian Air Force "Through Adversity to the Stars" , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = RAAF Anniversary Commemoration ...

** No. 5 Squadron RAAF ** No. 9 Squadron RAAF ** No. 35 Squadron RAAF **

Aircraft Research and Development Unit The Royal Australian Air Force's Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) plans, conducts and analyses the results of ground and flight testing of existing and new Air Force aircraft. ARDU consists of three test and evaluation flights ...

**School of Radio *

Royal Australian Navy The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister of ...

723 Squadron RAN 723 Squadron is a Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm squadron. The squadron was first raised in 1952 and throughout its history has served operationally during the Vietnam War, the Gulf War and in East Timor. It currently operates as a helicopter ...

Austria

Austrian Air Force The Austrian Air Force (german: Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte, , Austrian Air Combat Force) is a component part of the Austrian Armed Forces. History The Austrian Air Force in its current form was created in May 1955 by the victorious A ...

Cambodia

*Khmer Air Force

Canada

*Canadian Forces :*No. 417 Squadron RCAF, 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 :*Base Flight Cold Lake :*CFB Bagotville, Base Flight Bagotville "Bell CH-118 Iroquois."
Aeroware, 2012. Retrieved: 13 January 2013. :*CFB Chatham, Base Rescue Chatham :*CFB Moose Jaw, Base Rescue Moose Jaw

Ethiopia

*Ethiopian Navy

Germany

*Army Aviation Corps (Germany), German Army Aviation Corps *German Air Force *Bundesgrenzschutz

Indonesia

*Indonesian Air Force - Bell 204B

Israel

*Israeli Air Force

Italy

Italian Air Force , colours = , colours_label = , march = (Ordinance March of the Air Force) by Alberto Di Miniello , mascot = , anniversaries = 28 March ...

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

*Yemeni Air Force, Yemen Arab Republic Air Force

Norway

*Royal Norwegian Air Force

Papua New Guinea

*Papua New Guinea Defence Force#Air Operations Element, 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

* Royal Rhodesian Air Force **No. 8 Squadron AFZ, No. 8 Squadron

Singapore

*Republic of Singapore Air Force :*120 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force, 120 SQN

Kingdom of Laos

* Royal Lao Air Force

South Korea

*Republic of Korea Army, South Korean Army *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

Thailand

*Royal Thai Army *Royal Thai Air Force

Uganda

*Uganda People's Defence Force, Ugandan Defense Force

United States

*United States Marine Corps *United States Navy

Zimbabwe

*Air Force of Zimbabwe

References

Bibliography

* Gunston, Bill, ''An Illustrated Guide to Military Helicopters'', Salamander Books, London 1981. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell Uh-1 Iroquois operators Lists of military units and formations by aircraft Lists of Bell aircraft operators, UH-1 Iroquois

Operators

Afghanistan

Albania

Argentina

Belize

Brazil

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Burkina Faso

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Georgia

Greece

Guatemala

Honduras

Indonesia

Iraq

Italy

Japan

Kenya

Laos

Lebanon

Morocco

North Macedonia

Oman

Pakistan

Panama

Paraguay

Philippines

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

Republic of China (Taiwan)

Turkey

Uganda

United States

Uruguay

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Former operators

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Cambodia

Canada

Ethiopia

Germany

Indonesia

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Jordan

Netherlands

New Zealand

North Yemen

Norway

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Rhodesia

Singapore

Kingdom of Laos

South Korea

South Vietnam

Spain

Suriname

Sweden

Thailand

Uganda

United States

Zimbabwe

See also

References

Bibliography