The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, referred to as "Huey", is a multipurpose armed forces helicopter, comes from 1955 usa Army studies with the Bell Model 204. 1st designation of HU-1 (helicopter energy) generated its nickname, Huey. It ended up first used by the armed forces in 1959 and went into tri-service manufacturing in 1962 given that the UH-1. The past ended up being stated in 1976 with an improvement of than 16,000 stated as a whole, that about 7,000 saw use through the Vietnam War and famous for its found in the Vietnam War.