Hsinshe (Taiwan)
UH-1 Retirement Ceremony
30 October 2019
| Static other side of runway: |
| 901/27250, 903/27252 |
UH-60M |
601 Air Assault Group |
|
| 905/27279, 911/27288 |
UH-60M |
601 Air Assault Group |
|
| 913/27315, 917/27296 |
UH-60M |
601 Air Assault Group |
|
| 921/27300, 923/27302 |
UH-60M |
601 Air Assault Group |
|
| 927/27306 |
UH-60M |
601 Air Assault Group |
|
| 902/27251, 904/27253 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 910/27287, 916/27295 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 920/27299, 922/27301 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 924/27303, 926/27307 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 930/27312 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| Static between hangars: |
| 413/65-2113 |
UH-1H |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 908/27285 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| Flypast: |
| 309/60-2009, 391/64-2091 |
UH-1H |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 422/69-2122 |
UH-1H |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 605/31014, 611/31020 |
OH-58D |
602 Combat Recon. Grp. |
|
| 618/31027 |
OH-58D |
602 Combat Recon. Grp. |
|
| 602/31011, 612/31021 |
OH-58D |
601 Combat Recon. Grp. |
|
| 620/31029 |
OH-58D |
601 Combat Recon. Grp. |
|
| 513/164925, 520/164932 |
AH-1W |
602 Attack Helicopter Grp. |
|
| 523/164935, 528/165335 |
AH-1W |
602 Attack Helicopter Grp. |
|
| 538/165373, 556/165558 |
AH-1W |
602 Attack Helicopter Grp. |
|
| 906/27281, 909/27286 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 912/27289, 918/27297 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 928/27310, 929/27311 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 816/10016, 817/10017 |
AH-64E |
601 Attack Helicopter Grp. |
|
| 824/10024, 827/10027 |
AH-64E |
601 Attack Helicopter Grp. |
|
| 828/10028, 829/10029 |
AH-64E |
601 Attack Helicopter Grp. |
|
| 7302, 7305 |
CH-47SD |
Air Transport Group |
|
| Flying: |
| 507/164919, 530/165337 |
AH-1W |
602 Attack Helicopter Grp. |
|
| 316/61-2016 |
UH-1H |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
| 919, 925 |
UH-60M |
602 Air Assault Group |
|
On 30 October 2019, the Republic of China Army said goodbye to the UH-1H while on this same day the successor of the Huey, the UH-60M, reached full operational capability.
In 1969 an order was placed with Bell for the procurement of 118 UH-1H helicopters. The first helicopters arrived in December 1970 from the Bell factory while the remainder were assembled in Taiwan between June 1972 and December 1976. And now, after 49 years of service, it was time to say goodbye to this workhorse with a ceremony at Hsinshe helicopter base.
Three UH-1Hs had the honour of leading a formation of six OH-58Ds, six AH-1Ws, six UH-60Ms, six AH-64Es and two CH-47SDs over the base. After that, Huey 316 dropped off some special forces soldiers who were picked up by Black Hawk 909. Also, the crew chief from the Huey handed over a small plaque to the crew chief of the Black Hawk, symbolizing the handing over of the duties from the UH-1 to the UH-60.
After take-off, Huey 316 received a water salute from the fire brigade. After retirement from the RoC Army some of the remaining UH-1s will be donated to schools and universities in Taiwan or countries that have friendly ties with the Republic of China.
