NZDF-Serials Bell Iroquois

Serial	Type	c/n	US.Serials	Delivered	Aircraft history
NZ3800	UH-1H	12213	69-15923	1994	Ex US UH-1H painted as NZ3800, serial never issued to aircraft used in service. Bought from US Army in Germany 1994 for display in RNZAF Museum, Christchurch
NZ3801	UH-1D	4812	65-9768	1966	Delivered to Whenuapai by RNZAF Hercules 15 June 1966 and transported to Hobsonville for assembly. Test flown from Hobsonville 22 June 1966 and allocated to No.3 Battlefield Support Squadron. Radio call sign ZMZUA. Upgraded from UH-1D to UH-1H mid 70's. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3801 is known to have been allocated both UNO-075 and UNO-077 during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 NZ3801 reserved for RNZAF Museum, Christchurch
NZ3802	UH-1D	4813	65-9769	1966	Delivered to Whenuapai by RNZAF Hercules 21 June 1966 and transported to Hobsonville for assembly. Allocated to No.3 Battlefield Support Squadron. Radio call sign ZMZUB. Upgraded from UH-1D to UH-1H mid 70's. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 NZ3802 reserved for the National Army Museum at Waioru
NZ3803	UH-1D	5158	65-10114	1966	Delivered to Whenuapai by RNZAF Hercules in October 1966 and transported to Hobsonville for assembly. Allocated to No.3 Battlefield Support Squadron. Radio call sign ZMZUD. Upgraded from UH-1D to UH-1H mid 70's. Seriously damaged in whiteout on Mt. Cook during attempted rescue mission 28 November 1982. Recovered to Mount Cook Airstrip by Iroquois NZ3802 and later rebuilt by SafeAir at Blenheim returning to service in early 1987. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3803 is known to have been allocated UNO-0?? during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3804	UH-1D	5159	65-10115	1966	Delivered to Whenuapai by RNZAF Hercules in October 1966 and transported to Hobsonville for assembly. Allocated to No.3 Battlefield Support Squadron. Radio call sign ZMZUF. Upgraded from UH-1D to UH-1H mid 70's. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3805	UH-1D	5160	65-10116	1966	Delivered to Whenuapai by RNZAF Hercules in October 1966 and transported to Hobsonville for assembly. Allocated to No.3 Battlefield Support Squadron. Radio call sign ZMZUG. Upgraded from UH-1D to UH-1H mid 70's. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3805 is known to have been allocated both UNO-075 and UNO-076 during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3806	UH-1H	11705	69-15417	1970	Delivered to Whenuapai by RNZAF Hercules 18 July 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Crashed 25/04/2010 near Wellington (Flew into cloud, 3 of the 4 aboard were killed)
NZ3807	UH-1H	11706	69-15418	1970	Delivered to Whenuapai by RNZAF Hercules 18 July 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Mid air collision with NZ3814 during exercise north of Rockhampton, Queensland 23 October 1981. Landed safely and later rebuilt. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3807 is known to have been allocated UNO-080 during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3808	UH-1H	11707	69-15419	1970	Delivered between July and October 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. First RNZAF helicopter to be operated in Antarctica. NZ3808 was painted orange and operated from McMurdo Station from 29 October 1985-06 December 1985 flying 99.8 hours in the area. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3808 is known to have been allocated both UNO-060 and UNO-077 during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 NZ3808 reserved for preservation at Ohakea
NZ3809	UH-1H	11708	69-15420	1970	Delivered between July and October 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Crashed at South Kaipara Head, near Helensville 09 July 1990 while lifting radio mast and badly damaged. Rebuilt by SafeAir and returned to service in February 1993. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3809 is known to have been allocated UNO-078 during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3810	UH-1H	11938	69-15650	1970	Delivered between July and October 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Crashed in sandhills near Kaipara Harbour during tactical exercise just after noon on 27 April 1972. The helicopter had struck a bank with it's main rotor and then cartwheeled over another 70 foot high bank. Flight Lieutenant Ross Masters, Sergeant Malcolm Bell and Sergeant Anthony Perkin killed and aircraft written off.
NZ3811	UH-1H	11939	69-15651	1970	Delivered between July and October 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3812	UH-1H	11940	69-15652	1970	Delivered between July and October 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3812 is known to have been allocated UNO-074 during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3813	UH-1H	11941	69-15653	1970	Delivered between July and October 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Crashed due engine failure shortly after takeoff into Ngamatea Swamp, near Waiouru 31 03/1995 and written off.
NZ3814	UH-1H	11942	69-15654	1970	Delivered between July and October 1970. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Mid air collision with NZ3807 during exercise north of Rockhampton, Queensland 23 October 1981. Crashed in trees and was badly damaged. Two of four crew seriously injured. Rebuilt by SafeAir at Blenheim returning to service in early 1987. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3814 is known to have been allocated UNO-0?? during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3815	UH-1H	13849	74-22525	1976	Delivered November 1976 as replacement for NZ3810. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
NZ3816	UH-1H	11702	69-15414 AMARC XA0466	1996	Delivered to AMARC 22 September 1995 Delivered 1996 as replacement for NZ3813. Operated by No. 3 Squadron RNZAF. Squadron operated in East Timor as part of the United Nations INTERFET and later UNTAET units from 21 September 1999 to 10 December 2002. Each of the helicopters was required to display a UN identity code during this time. NZ3816 is known to have been allocated UNO-076 during service in the area. The RNZAF Iroquois fleet was officially retired on 30/05/2015 and withdrawn from service by 01/07/2015 09/2015 10 Iroquois sold to Dakota Airparts of Fargo USA Departed Ohakea by truck 04/2016
66-0809	UH-1H	?	66-0809	1982	Leased from US Government for use with United Nations Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai from 20 March 1982-April 1986.
66-16450	UH-1H	?	66-16450	1982	Leased from US Government for use with United Nations Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai from 20 March 1982- April 1986.
NZ38	UH-1H	11564	69-15276 AMARC XA0510	1996	Purchased for spares from USA. Used as instructional airframe Displayed at various shows and displays. Later to Nelson/Marlborough Institute of Technology