The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, popularly known as the "Huey", is a multipurpose army helicopter, was developed from 1955 US Army studies because of the Bell Model 204. The initial designation of HU-1 (helicopter utility) resulted in its nickname, Huey. It absolutely was first employed by the army in 1959 and went into tri-service production in 1962 while the UH-1. The very last had been manufactured in 1976 with additional than 16,000 made in total, which about 7,000 saw use during the Vietnam War and fabled for its use within the Vietnam War.
