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 |
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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 |
Deployments |
List of Aircraft |
C/N | Built | ID In this Org | In other Org | |||
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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 USAF; wfu 1998, AMARC/HF0209 | |||||
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 w/o 25oct91 crashed at ND. 4 fatalities | |||||
17106 | 70-2462 wfu AMARC/HF0211 | |||||
17107 | 70-2463 USAF; wfu 1998, AMARC/HF0212 | |||||
17108 | 70-2464 wfu AMARC/HF0210 | |||||
17109 | 70-2465 USAF | |||||
17110 w/o 1995 | 70-2466 54th RQF w/o 01jul95 | |||||
17111 | 70-2467 pictured preserved at McClellan AFB Museum, Sacramento, CA | N2071S: Minuteman Aviation at Missoula, MT Dec06 seen preserved at Missoula Museum of Mountain Flying, ... | ||||
17112 | 70-2468 wfu, AMARC/HF0197 | |||||
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 wfu 1994, AMARC/HF0196 | |||||
17118 | 70-2474 wfu 1994, AMARC/HF0194 | |||||
17119 | 70-2475 wfu 1996, AMARC/HF0203 | |||||
17120 | 70-2476 wfu, 1998 to Oman as 735 | 735: Oman air force; ex USAF BuNo 70-2476 Super shaft failure, written off | ||||
17121 w/o 1994 | 70-2477 w/o asg 54th RQF, Minot AFB | |||||
17122 | 70-2478 wfu 1996; to civ Las Vegas Police as N233JP | N233JP: LVMPD 1999-Dec18 training with Air Rescue Concepts (ARC) Washoe County Sheriff's Dept from Dec18 | ||||
17123 | 1971 | 70-2479 wfu, AMARC/HF0198 | ||||
17124 w/o unknown | 70-2480 wfu ; 1998 to Oman as 734 | 734: Oman air force; ex USAF BuNo 70-2480 Crashed date unk | ||||
17125 | 70-2481 1981-1988 I was at 37th ARRS Det.7 Minot AFB | : Ventura County Sheriffs Department (VCSD) as ? | ||||
17126 | 70-2482 wfu; to civ Las Vegas Police as N91JK | N91JK: LVMPD 1998-2018 Washoe County Sheriff Office from Oct18 | ||||
17127 | 70-2483 USAF | |||||
17128 | 70-2484 indeed had a dynamic roll over while at Little Rock. I have pics of the recovery... | |||||
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.