Bell 204/205

Bell 204/205
A Kern County Fire Department Bell 205 departs from Mojave Air and Space Port
Role	Multipurpose utility helicopter Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Bell Helicopter
First flight	22 October 1956
Introduction	1959
Produced	1956–1980s
Developed from	Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Variants	Bell 212 Bell 214

The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, including crop dusting, cargo lifting, Forestry Operations, and aerial firefighting.