The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, named "Huey", is a multipurpose armed forces helicopter, arises from 1955 united states of america Army studies aided by the Bell Model 204. 1st designation of HU-1 (helicopter power) created its nickname, Huey. It finished up first employed by the armed forces in 1959 and went into tri-service production in 1962 given that the UH-1. Yesteryear wound up being stated in 1976 with a noticable difference of than 16,000 stated in general, that about 7,000 saw use through the Vietnam War and famous for its based in the Vietnam War.