State and local leaders will be on hand on Saturday, July 12, to take part in a Huey Helicopter Dedication Ceremony at the ...

It has been in Humboldt County for only a few weeks, but Cal Fire’s new Fire Hawk helicopter has already assisted with wildfire suppression and a rescue on the Lost Coast. The Sikorsky S70i Fire Hawk ...

A Bell UH-1 Iroquois “Huey” helicopter offers paid rides during the Thunder over Michigan airshow at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti Township on Saturday, June 21 2025.

One of the best things about the According To You series is how diverse the answers can be to our questions. Our last query about military vehicles brought out so many amazing choices. Perhaps ...

While the fastest, most agile aircraft in the world undoubtedly still fill military hangars, the fastest civilian helicopters have been gaining speed too.

Paul flew as the crew chief of a Dustoff helicopter, a Huey helicopter used to ferry wounded from the battlefields of Vietnam to hospitals. Their mission was to fly their unarmed choppers into the ...

Textron is not a household name, but many of its products are. From Cessna airplanes to Bell helicopters to E-Z-Go golf carts, the company designs, produces, and services a wide array of ...

Vietnam War era dustoff crews honored with Congressional Gold Medal in Texas "Occasionally we hear of those first responders running toward the danger. Dustoff crews did it every day, over and ...

The Nigerian Army, under Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, in June 2024, celebrated the arrival of two Bell UH-1H ‘Huey’ helicopters at a ceremony at Nnamdi Azikiwe ...

The UH-1 (Utility Helicopter) was first designated the HU-1, thereby receiving its nickname “Huey”. It arrived in Vietnam in 1962.

Additionally, it was utilised in civilian firefighting, humanitarian aid, research, and search-and-rescue missions. The Huey has been used by all branches of the US military, many US government ...

The helicopter that crashed in Iran was a Bell 212, a twin-engine civilian version of the venerable "Huey" UH-1 that became ubiquitous during the Vietnam War in the 1960s and '70s.