Bell UH-1 Huey Slicks 1962-75

by Chris Bishop

The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. Bell's Model 204 design won a competition in 1955, and was given the military designation H-40, later renamed the HU-1 Iroquois. The original design called for a helicopter that could be used for transport, airborne battlefield command and control, medical evacuation, fire support co-ordination and search and rescue. Later its missions would be expanded to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841766321
• ISBN13: 9781841766324
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.8"