1962 to 1984

Bell UH-1B Iroquois
in
australia Royal Australian Air Force








Royal Australian Air Force UH-1B Iroquois

After a long service including tour in Vietnam, the UH-1B were replaced by the Squirrel in 1984. Survivors were transferred to the RAAF School of Radio at Laverton and finally disposed by 1993.

Australian Huey helicopters are featured in the Danger Close, The Battle of Long Tan movie



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  Units


YearsUnitsBase
1962/819 Squadron





List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
1018 w/o 1966 A2-1018 RAAF d/d 1964; BuNo 63-13586; w/o 18oct66 Nui Dat Vietnam
1019 A2-1019 Preserved at Australian War Memorial, Canberra by
1020 A2-1020 RAAF d/d 1964; BuNo 63-13588; preserved RAAF Museum Point Cook
1021 w/o 1997 A2-1021 RAAF d/d 1964; BuNo 63-13589; to civ as N888SJ; w/o 06oct97 at Herron California...
1022 1964 A2-1022 RAAF d/d 1964; BuNo 63-13590; preserved Nyngan
US Air Force 63-13590: Allocated USAF 63-13590.
1023 w/o 1981 A2-1023 RAAF d/d 1964; BuNo 63-13591; w/o 19aug81 Williamtown NSW due tail rotor failure
1024 A2-1024 RAAF d/d 1965; BuNo 63-13592; 06jun67 crash in Vietnam; repaired
1025 A2-1025 RAAF d/d 1965; to civ as N999SJ
384 1962 A2-384 RAAF d/d 1962; BuNo 62-4606; preserved RAAF Museum Point Cook
US Air Force 62-4606: USAF 62-4606, to Australia
385 1962 A2-385 RAAF
386 1962 A2-386 RAAF
387 1962 A2-387 RAAF
388 1962 A2-388 RAAF
389 1962 A2-389 RAAF
390 1962 A2-390 RAAF toward N345SJ
- N345SJ: ex A2-390
Huey now in the possession of the New York State Vietna...
preserved at the New York State Vietnam Veterans Memori...
391 1962 A2-391 RAAF toward N444SJ
- N444SJ: ex A2-391

    No longer with this org.




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