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    Airframe Family: Bell 204/205/208/208/212/214/412/553 / UH-1 Iroquois
    Latest Model:UH-1H Iroquois
    Last Military Serial:66-16019 USAF
    Construction Number:5713
    Compressed ID:Aerospace Industrial Development Co...
    Latest Owner or Location:Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History, Orchard Homes, Missoula, Montana

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an UH-1D-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

    Circa 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 66-16019.

    April 1967

    To Army Aviation Division, 6th Army, Dugway Proving Ground, UT.

    June 1967

    Transferred to U. S. Army-Vietnam Flight Detachment, South Vietnam.

    August 1967

    Loaned to Bell Helicopter Company, Fort Worth, TX.

    September 1967

    Transferred to 7-17 CAV., 1st Army, Fort Knox, KY.

    November 1967

    Transferred to B Troop, 7-17 CAV., 1st Army, South Vietnam.

    16 February 1968

    Damaged.
    During a Close Air Support combat mission, UH-1D 66-16019 was flying at 1,000 feet and 80 knots in the target area when it took three hits from 7.62mm small arms fire on the right side. The extent of the damage is unknown, but the helicopter remained operational, continued its flight, and successfully completed all mission objectives. It was later repaired in-theater.

    March 1968

    Transferred to Headquarters Company, 7-17 CAV., 1st Army, South Vietnam.

    August 1968

    Transferred to B Troop, 7-17 CAV., 1st Army, South Vietnam.

    May 1970

    Transferred to 604th Transportation Company, South Vietnam.

    July 1970

    Returned to the United States.

    September 1970

    Transferred to Office of Naval Research, University of Michigan, NAS Pensacola, FL.

    January 1971

    Transferred to Naval Air Test Center (NATC), NAS Patuxent River, MD.

    March 1971

    Transferred to 52nd Artillery Brigade, 1st Army, Fort Hancock, NJ.

    February 1973

    Transferred to 44th Aviation Det., 1st Army, Stewart AFB, NY.

    March 1973

    Transferred to 52nd Artillery Brigade, 1st Army, Fort Hancock, NJ.

    May 1973

    Transferred to HHB, 45th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Sheridan, IL.

    July 1973

    Transferred to 16th Air Defense Artillery (ADA) Group, 1st Army.

    September 1974

    Transferred to the Military Aircraft Storage and Disposal Center (MASDC).

    October 1974

    Loaned to NASA, Langley Research Center, VA.

    January 1975

    Transferred to 25th Aviation Company, 223rd Aviation Battalion, West Germany.

    Converted to an UH-1H by Aerospace Industrial Development Corp..

    Markings Applied: 19A

    1993

    Permanently withdrawn from use.
    Log books show the Huey had more than 21,000 hours of flight time throughout its life.

    2005

    To Rocky Mountain Museum of Military History, Orchard Homes, Missoula, MT.
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    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     Helis.com
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association
    Individual Contributors
     Mike Henniger
    Max Sabin
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