The USAF Bell 205 version was an UH-1H equipped for base rescue duties. These were different than the Army models with the tail rotor on the opposite side, equipped with a rotor brake, and a hydraulic actuated electrically assisted permanently mounted hoist.
They were delivered between 1970 and 1973
BuNos 70-2457/2486 - c/n 17101/17130
I flew UH-1H with 514 TEST SQ at Hill AFB, UT. We pickup the H-1H and the range support mission after Det 4, 40 ARRS Hill AFB UT closed. Tails no. 70-2460 70-2470 70-2484 70-2485. The parachute into rotor system was on the ground not in flight. The unit flew (2) HH-53H and in 1987 the (4) UH-1H switched to NCH-53A and H1 then H1 only. I left the unit in 1994. The unit closed after that
The photo above is of HH-1H 70-2486 assigned to the 301st ARRS at Homestead AFB, Fl.
3 of the HH-1H helicopters continue to conduct SAR, MEDEVAC, Firefighting missions and fill the basic utility roll the is unparalleled by any other helicopter in the service of the Las Vegas, Metro police department (2) and the Washoe County Sherriff department (Reno-1)
Units |
| Years | Units | Base |
|---|---|---|
| 1974/91 | 304 RQS | Portland International Airport |
| 1974/87 | 302nd SOS | Luke AFB |
| 1973/98 | 37th ARRS | |
| 1973/91 | 1550 ATTW | Kirtland AFB Hill AFB |
| 1973/79 | 301st RQS | Homestead AFB |
| 1972/76 | 48th RQS | Fairchild AFB |
| 1970/74 | 40th ARRS |  Nakhon Phanom Udorn Air Base |
| 54th HS | Minot AFB | |
| ??/98 | 79th RQF | Grand Forks |
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Deployments List of Aircraft |
| C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17101 | 70-2457 USAF; wfu 1995 |  N911NV: Washoe County Sheriff Office from Mar98 based at Stead Airport in Reno, Nevada; Search and Re... | ||||
| 17102 | 70-2458 70-2458 was delivered from Bell Helicopter Plant at Hurst TX to Edwards AFB for ... | |||||
| 17103 w/o 1974 | 70-2459 USAF; 06mar74 damaged, wfu 20may74 | |||||
| 17104 | 70-2460 USAF; Was MAC (TBD); later flew at Det 4 37th ARRS MAC USAF LRAFB, AR; transferr... | |||||
| 17105 w/o 1991 | 70-2461 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until its departure to active AF in 1978.
Source: ... | |||||
| 17106 | 70-2462 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until its departure to active AF in 1978.
Source: ... | |||||
| 17107 | 70-2463 USAF; wfu 1998, AMARC/HF0212 | |||||
| 17108 | 70-2464 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until its departure to active AF in 1978.
Source: ... | |||||
| 17109 | 70-2465 USAF | |||||
| 17110 w/o 1995 | 70-2466 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until its departure to active AF in 1978.
Source: ... | |||||
| 17111 | 70-2467 Mar75-Feb77, I used this at Det.6 37th 37th ARRS, McConnell AFB | N2071S: Minuteman Aviation at Missoula, MT Dec06 seen preserved at Missoula Museum of Mountain Flying, ... | ||||
| 17112 | 70-2468 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until its departure to active AF in 1978.
Source: ... | |||||
| 17113 | 70-2469 USAF | |||||
| 17114 | 70-2470 USAF d/d 23mar73 to 1550th ATTW (Aircrew Training and Test Wing) Hill AFB; jul74... | |||||
| 17115 | 70-2471 USAF | |||||
| 17116 | 70-2472 USAF; to civ as N205VC, N205SD | N205SD: VCSD Ventura County Sheriff Sep95;
Mar20 still | ||||
| 17117 | 70-2473 Mar75-Feb77, I used this at Det.6 37th 37th ARRS, McConnell AFB | |||||
| 17118 | 70-2474 Mar75-Feb77, I used this at Det.6 37th 37th ARRS, McConnell AFB | |||||
| 17119 | 70-2475 Mar75-Feb77, I used this at Det.6 37th 37th ARRS, McConnell AFB | |||||
| 17120 | 70-2476 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until its departure to active AF in 1978.
Source: ... |  735: Oman air force; ex USAF BuNo 70-2476 Super shaft failure, written off | ||||
| 17121 w/o 1994 | 70-2477 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until its departure to active AF in 1978.
Source: ... | |||||
| 17122 | 70-2478 assigned to the 304th ARRS (USAF Res) in Portland, OR and was one of 5 or 6 retu... | N233JP: LVMPD 1999-Dec18 training with Air Rescue Concepts (ARC) Washoe County Sheriff's Dept from Dec18 | ||||
| 17123 | 1971 | 70-2479 I was on the USAF crew that picked up 70-2479,80 and 81 from the Bell factory i... | ||||
| 17124 w/o unknown | 70-2480 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until their conversion to Pavehawks in 1992. Source... | 734: Oman air force; ex USAF BuNo 70-2480 Crashed date unk | ||||
| 17125 | 70-2481 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until their conversion to Pavehawks in 1992. Source... | : Ventura County Sheriffs Department (VCSD) as ? | ||||
| 17126 | 70-2482 asg 304th ARRS, Portland, OR until their conversion to Pavehawks in 1992. Source... | N91JK: LVMPD 1998-2018 Washoe County Sheriff Office from Oct18 | ||||
| 17127 | 70-2483 USAF | |||||
| 17128 | 70-2484 USAF; wfu, AMARC/HF0201 | |||||
| 17129 | 70-2485 USAF; MAC (Location TBD); later flew with Det 4 37th ARRS (MAC, USAF, LRAFB, AR)... | |||||
| 17130 | 70-2486 USAF; wfu 1994, AMARC/HF0195 | |||||
No longer with this org.
