page_title: Bell UH-1 Iroquois
section_title: Philippines
hierarchical_section_title: Bell UH-1 Iroquois / Operational history / Philippines
caption_attribution_description: PHILIPPINES -- Airmen with the 6th Special Operations Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Fla., train Philippine airmen to use a rope ladder. (U.S. Air Force photo) The 14 Arimen of 6 SOS were part of the Joint Special Operation Task Force - Philippines.
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: The Philippine Air Force has a long history of acquiring United States Air Force assets, including Bell UH-1 aircraft. Francis Ford Coppola filmed Apocalypse Now in the Philippines primarily because Ferdinand Marcos agreed to let Coppola use Philippine Hueys to film the iconic scene with Robert Duvall as Lt. Colonel Kilgore.
  The PAF is pursuing the acquisition of 21 additional UH-1H helicopters as of 2013.
caption: Philippine Air Force Airmen with the 6th SOS unit of the USAF during a bilateral exercise
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