According to a 2007 Reuters report, the neighboring country of Jordan donated their old UH-1H helicopters to Iraq, but the U.S. taxpayers paid to rebuild the Hueys at a cost of $3.5-million, each!
April 2011, Exercise Lion.
Prior to 2010, the Iraqis used a smaller flag on their Hueys.
Here’s the smaller flag.
Iraqi Bell UH-1H Huey take-off from Taji Air Base, July 2009.
Their mission is to pick-up a soldier, who is considered recovered enough from being gut-shot, at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base.
The same Iraqi Huey (#206) is taking off from Forward Operating Base Diamondback in Mosul, at the end of July 2009.
Video, pre-flight checks:
Al Taji Air Base, 11SEP2008.
Flaming engine start.
Door gunner uses Soviet era PK-C machine gun.
Video, over-fly Taji:
Vehicle I-D: IRAQI ARMOR, AFTER THE INVASION