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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

we always called them Iroquois helicopters

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So did we, they were the Bell Iroquois(single engine), as opposed to the Korean was era Bell Sioux, who's bubble front Peter will remember as well...he should, when I encountered one in 1974 it was piloted by and English S/ Sgt and a L/Cpl (UK)

Although the SCOUT was the primary taxi on the border in NI right through the 70's/80'S, the SIOUX with a nightsun fitted, was a great little workhorse over the towns, until the GAZELLE came along. You did however, feel every bump, bloody AAC pilots (most ex PARA Reg):thup:

Some interesting physical landmarks challenged for height and width on occasions, especially ones that trains went under......nuff said, my rear end is twitching now :madsmile::lol::lol:

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

In Australia we always called them Iroquois helicopters. Why was that? Never heard the phrase UH until much later

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That was the designation given by the manufacturer.
UH stood for "utility helicopter" and was the designation applied by the US Army.

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Originally Posted by Gil Boyd

Although the SCOUT was the primary taxi

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I remember when I (Lead scout) stumbled upon them, they were in a small clearing a dozen yards across...we did a nav check with them and then they started up. Sounded like a lawn mower with a gas engine... Then they meshed gears and away they went. Hard to believe they were still in service at that point...I was younger then, 17 I think.

They were officially designated 'Iroquois' as the US Army preferred to name the helicopter models after Native American tribes. e.g. Cheyenne, Apache, Blackhawk. Notable exception was the Cobra. Growing up on US Army bases, I knew they were Iroquois but no one I knew ever called them that except for some military nerds (like me I suppose). We always called them Hueys, which I think derived from the UH model type designation.

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Originally Posted by matthanne1

Hueys,

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Bell UH-1 Iroquois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They originally came from Hughe's aircraft corp...

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Originally Posted by Peter Laidler

In Australia we always called them Iroquois helicopters. Why was that? Never heard the phrase UH until much later

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Iroquois was the official 'name' of the aircraft and that is what we, the Kiwis and everyone but the Americans used who preferred the 'model designation', UH-1. It's the same reason the RAAF called the De Havilland Canada built Caribou 'Caribou' and the Yanks called it a C-7A. None the less, they were/are still Iroquois and Caribou respectively.

Does anyone know what happened to the ex Argentine Airforce Huey that was captured by British forces in the Falklands war and brought to the U.K. to be restored to airworthy condition? I saw this helicopter arrive at various shows/events during the late 1980s early 1990s. I believe that it was used to raise money for charity possibly the Royal Airforce Benevolent Fund or a similar service charity.

When the Army wanted to name them after Native American Tribes they sure got it Right with the APACHE. That is one heck of a Destroyer Helicopter. The APACHE could unleash some massive Firepower. I think in Iraq or Afghanistan they had a nickname for it.

Is that a picture of the licensed British built Apache with the Longbow radar above the rotor head?