A Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister crashed on Sunday, according to Iranian state media, as it flew through mountains in heavy fog.

Manufactured by Bell Helicopter/Textron Inc., the UH-1N is the military version of the Bell 212, one of the numerous variants of the original "Huey" first designed and flown in 1956. The ...

The only other notable Bell 212 accident took place in the North Sea in September 1986, when a Scottish-operated medical emergencies chopper crashed while on a rescue mission, killing all six onboard.

Just after 7:00 AM local time, Jones reported, an unarmed Iranian Bell 212 helicopter came so close to the Boxer it could have landed on deck. A US helicopter chased away the Iranian craft ...

Meanwhile, also last week, Uruguay's Air Force has taken delivery of a “new” Bell 212 helicopter donated by the Government of the United States. The aircraft, registered as N845RL, was donated ...