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| - The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor.
- The first combat operation of the UH-1 was in the service of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. The original designation of HU-1 led to the helicopter's nickname of Huey. In September 1962, the designation was changed to UH-1, but "Huey" remained in common use. Approximately 7,000 UH-1 aircraft saw service in Vietnam.
- The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (unofficially Huey) is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew on 20 October 1956. Ordered into production in March 1960, the UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been produced worldwide.
- The Huey was originally developed to meet a US Army requirement for a medevac helicopter, and was known as Model 204, of which three examples were ordered by the US Army as the XH-40. The first of these (55-4459) made it's initial flight, with the 825 shp (615 Kw) XT53-L-1 turboshaft engine derated to 700 shp (522 Kw), on October 22nd, 1956, two days after it was acquired. The XH-40s were followed by six YH-40s with a 1 ft (30,5 cn) fuselage extension. The type was ordered into production as the HU-1 Iroquois, quickly becoming known as the Huey. The initial HU-1A had a T53-L-1 engine, a crew of two and capacity for six passangers or two stretchers, and was introduced into service with the United States Army in 1959.
- The S.T.A.R.S. unit was provided with two Bell 204B/UH-1 transport helicopters, due to their standing as Raccoon City's primary armed response team, and the fact that the city itself is almost entirely surrounded by mountainous terrain.These helicopters are equipped with searchlights and have S.T.A.R.S. symbols all around it along with a camouflage paint job. As the S.T.A.R.S. team photograph clearly depicts the Eurocopter AS350B in the background, rather than either of the dedicated S.T.A.R.S. Bell 204B/UH-1 models. It is possible this helicopter was used by the team before the purchase of the second and third units. UH-1 helicopters were also dispatched by the U.S. government to support agent Leon S. Kennedy during the Los Illuminados incident in Spain. The First Chopper was shot down by
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