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US Air Force TH-1H Iroquois

Refurbished UH-1H to train USAF helicopter student pilots. Some of the helicopter benefits include an engine upgrade from 1400 to now 1600 brake horsepower, stronger transmission, main rotor shaft, strengthened tail boom, repositioned tail rotor to the right side for better efficiency and an all new glass cockpit with its three large multi function displays and an emergency location transmitter.

First aircraft delivered on November 5, 2005.



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Learning to Fly. From C-130 to MH-139

Learning to Fly. From C-130 to MH-139

26-Mar-22 - USAF Reserve C-130 Hercules pilots from the 908th Airlift Wing at Maxwell AFB are learning to fly again but now in helicopter. The 908th will become the training unit for the new air force helicopter MH-139A Grey Wolf #pilot
USAF 58th Operations Group

USAF 58th Operations Group

05-Sep-21 - US Air Force 58th Operations Group (58 OG), part of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB, NM has 5 subordinate squadrons for pilots and crew training in special ops and combat search and rescue (CSAR) from fixed-wing to tilt-rotor to helicopters #SERE
USAF First Helicopter-Only Trained Pilots

USAF First Helicopter-Only Trained Pilots

28-Jun-21 - U.S. Air Force graduates first pilots from helicopter-only training since 1993. The first “Helicopter Training Next” (HTN) class went directly to Fort Rucker for TH-1 course instead of having a six-month period on T-6 Texan #HelicopterOnly
USAF TH-1H Overhaul at Robins AFB

USAF TH-1H Overhaul at Robins AFB

17-Oct-20 - Robins AFB 563rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron completed a proof-of-concept overhaul of a Bell TH-1H Huey II trainer helicopter. The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC) provides Programmed Depot Maintenance to a variety of aircraft
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2005-    318th TRS Lackland AFB







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