Bell 205 A-1
Date Updated:
Friday August 18, 2006
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The Bell Model 205A-1 operated
by the PAF is the export version of the UH-1 Huey. It’s US military
equivalent is the UH-1H (i.e. like the S-70 is the export version of the
UH-60). It was produced by Bell in the US, not in Italy by Agusta.
Though Agusta did produce it’s own copy of the UH-1, those acquired by the
Philippines were produced by Bell.
As noted previously, The major
external physical difference between the military version and commercial/export
B-205 is that the latter has it’s tail rotor on the starboard side while the
former has it on the port side. Engines and other details like crew armored
seating are generally the same. See the UH-1 page
for further details.
It has generally been painted
in two color schemes – olive drab/green or overall white with day-glo orange
panels and large "Rescue" lettering on the fuselage sides.
Service History new
First delivered in 1984 and
operated by the 210th Helicopter Training Squadron as well as the 505th Air
Rescue Squadron. Survivors have now as far as is known, been consolidated
into the
505th Air Rescue Group
which maintains squadrons at the three major
airbases in
the Philippines (Villamor,
Ebuen, and
Rajah Buayan).
Current Status new
Reflecting the deterioration of
the rest of the PAF, B.205A availability has come down consistently over the
years.
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