page_title: Bell UH-1 Iroquois
section_title: Japan
hierarchical_section_title: Bell UH-1 Iroquois / Operational history / Japan
caption_attribution_description: English: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force International disaster relief activities in Pakistan (2005 Kashmir earthquake) 日本語: 自衛隊パキスタン派遣。パキスタン地震に際しての国際緊急援助活動を行う陸上自衛隊。なお、このファイルは以下のとおり、陸上自衛隊の公式ページにおいて下記ライセンスのもとで公開されていたものです。
context_page_description: The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-bladed main and tail rotors. The first member of the prolific Huey family, it was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a 1952 US Army requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter, and first flew in 1956. The UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter produced for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been built since 1960.
  The Iroquois was originally designated HU-1, hence the Huey nickname, which has remained in common use, despite the official redesignation to UH-1 in 1962. The UH-1 first saw service in combat operations during the Vietnam War, with around 7,000 helicopters deployed. The Bell 204 and 205 are Iroquois versions developed for the civil market.
context_section_description: Two UH-1s were deployed to Pakistan for earthquake disaster relief in 2005. In 2010 after floods in Pakistan UH-1s were again deployed to the country to aid in disaster relief.
  UH-1s of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force were deployed for disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and also conducted reconnaissance over the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
  The aircraft are also used to conduct water bombing against fires.
caption: A JGSDF Bell-Fuji UH-1H conducting Kashmir earthquake relief activities (2005)
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