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A Missouri Army National Guard UH-1 Iroquois helicopter comes in for a landing after patrolling over a flood area. Flood waters from the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers invaded river towns throughout Missouri and Illinois and caused a state of emergency

A left side view of a Search and Rescue (SAR) UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, taking off during training operations

A left side view of a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter hovering over the water during search and rescue training

A view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, as it approaches its landing site during search and rescue exercises

A UH-1 Iroquois helicopter hovers over the destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew while a water tower remains untouched by the storm. The hurricane struck the area on August 24th

A left front view of two Search and Rescue (SAR) UH-1N Iroquois helicopters from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, taking off during training operations

A right front underside view from a Search and Rescue (SAR) UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, in flight during a demonstration

A UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 36th Rescue Flight, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, practices hoist training in the mountains of eastern Washington. The unit supports the Air Force's Survival School training program through vector training, hoist instruction and parachute demonstrations. The 36th Rescue Flight also assists local authorities in recoveries of injured or missing persons. Since 1971, the unit has saved 532 lives on missions ranging from medical evacuations to hoisting severely injured mountain climbersin hazardous conditions. Back cover photo of the November 1999 issue of AIRMAN Magazine

A view of a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter from Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, as it approaches its landing site during search and rescue exercises

A right side view of a UH-1 Iroquois helicopter participating in rescue efforts along the Palo-Verde River. Record rainfalls on the first two days of October caused extreme flood devastation along the river in and around Tucson. The helicopter is assigned to Detachment 1, 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

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Base: Tucson

State: Arizona (AZ)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: TSGT William B. Belcher

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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right side view uh iroquois helicopter iroquois helicopter rescue efforts rescue efforts palo verde river palo verde river record rainfalls record rainfalls first two days flood devastation flood devastation tucson detachment aerospace aerospace rescue recovery recovery squadron davis monthan arizona uh 1 helicopter uh 1 iroquois air force side view davis monthan air force base technical sergeant high resolution uh 1 iroquois helicopter tsgt william us air force air force base military aircraft public domain aircraft photos us national archives
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01/10/1983
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right side view uh iroquois helicopter iroquois helicopter rescue efforts rescue efforts palo verde river palo verde river record rainfalls record rainfalls first two days flood devastation flood devastation tucson detachment aerospace aerospace rescue recovery recovery squadron davis monthan arizona uh 1 helicopter uh 1 iroquois air force side view davis monthan air force base technical sergeant high resolution uh 1 iroquois helicopter tsgt william us air force air force base military aircraft public domain aircraft photos us national archives