Del'd: 30 - 1970 to 1998

Bell HH-1H Iroquois
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US Air Force HH-1H Iroquois


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)




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  Units


YearsUnitsBase
1974/91304 RQSPortland International Airport
1974/87302nd SOSLuke AFB
1973/9837th ARRS
1973/911550 ATTWKirtland AFB
Hill AFB
1973/79301st RQSHomestead AFB
1972/7648th RQSFairchild AFB
1970/7440th ARRSTH Nakhon Phanom
TH Udorn Air Base
54th HS Minot AFB
??/9879th RQFGrand Forks



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List of Aircraft


C/NBuiltID     In this OrgIn other Org
17101 70-2457 USAF; wfu 1995
State of Nevada 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
State of Montana 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
State of California 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
Royal Air Force of Oman 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
State of Nevada 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
Royal Air Force of Oman 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
State of California : Ventura County Sheriffs Department (VCSD) as ?
17126 70-2482 wfu; to civ Las Vegas Police as N91JK
State of Nevada 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

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