Today our air museum was visited by this Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopter. Known among the US Army as a "Huey" , the UH-1H was introduced in 1959 and over 7,000 were used in Vietnam. The last of the type has only recently been retired by the US military.
This Huey was built in 1972. It was purchased from Seattle in derelict condition in 2003 and brought to England where it was restored to full working order. It called in at our local airport (Carlisle) today to refuel while en route between its base near Preston in the north of England, and an air show at the Scottish Museum of Flight at East Fortune near Edinburgh.
www.huey.co.uk