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The Royal Australian Air Force employed the UH-1H until 1989. Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF were deployed to South Vietnam in mid 1966 in support of the 1st Australian Task Force. In this role they were armed with single M60 doorguns. In 1969 four of No. 9 Squadron's helicopters were converted to gunships (known as 'Bushrangers ...
No. 32 Squadron (RAAF Base East Sale) 12 [8] United States Helicopters AgustaWestland AW139 SAR helicopter RAAF Base Amberley. RAAF Base East Sale. RAAF Base Pearce. RAAF Base Tindal. RAAF Base Williamtown [9] 6 (contracted with CHC Helicopter) [10] Italy Training aircraft Diamond DA40NG: Australian Air Force Cadets: 8 (under civilian ...
See Royal Australian Air Force VIP aircraft: BAC One-Eleven: BAC One-Eleven 217EA: United Kingdom: Twin-engine 28-seat VIP transport aircraft: 1967–1990: Two aircraft. Operated by No. 34 Squadron RAAF. See Royal Australian Air Force VIP aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS 748: HS.478 Series 2: United Kingdom: Twin-engine light VIP transport aircraft ...
Thirty four of the type have entered Australian service, comprising twelve CH-47C variants, eight CH-47Ds and fourteen CH-47Fs. The helicopters have been operated by both the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Australian Army. An initial order of eight Chinooks for the RAAF was placed in 1962, but soon cancelled in favour of more urgent ...
Aircraft type Origin Variant Role Service period Notes A11 Auster Mark III: United Kingdom: Mk III MK V AOP.6: Two-seat air observation post aircraft: 1944–1959: 58 aircraft. Operated by the RAAF in support of the Australian Army. A98 Cessna 180: United States: Model 180A Model 180D Model 180E: Two to four seat liaison, observation aircraft ...
No. 9 Squadron was re-formed at RAAF Base Williamtown on 11 June 1962 equipped initially with Walruses before being re-equipped with UH-1 Iroquois helicopters and moving to RAAF Base Fairbairn. While originally formed to provide the RAAF with a search and rescue capability, the squadron's main role rapidly became providing airlift to the ...
During the Vietnam War, from 1964 to 1972, the RAAF contributed Caribou STOL transport aircraft as part of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam, later redesignated No. 35 Squadron RAAF, UH-1 Iroquois helicopters from No. 9 Squadron RAAF, and English Electric Canberra bombers from No. 2 Squadron RAAF.
UH-1B serial number 60-3601 on display at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. This is an incomplete list of displayed Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters. The Bell UH-1 Iroquois experienced a production number in the thousands (both short and long-frame types), and many are in service in nations around the world.