Editing Bell UH-1 Iroquois (section)

===El Salvador===
Numerous UH-1s were operated by the [[Salvadoran Air Force]]; during the 1980s, it became the biggest and most experienced combat helicopter force in Central and South America, fighting for over a decade during the [[Salvadoran Civil War]] and having been trained by US Army in tactics developed during the Vietnam War. By the start of 1985, El Salvador had 33 UH-1s in its inventory, some configured as gunships and others as transports; furthermore, in the following years, the country expanded its UH-1 fleet further with assistance from the US government.<ref name= "ap1985"/><ref name="Carter Salvador Arms">{{cite news |title= Guerillas regroup as Carter switches on Salvador arms |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1981/01/25/weekinreview/the-world-in-summary-guerrillas-regroup-as-carter-switches-on-salvador-arms.html |newspaper= The New York Times |date= 25 January 1981}}</ref> Several Salvadoran UH-1M and UH-1H helicopters used were modified to carry bombs instead of rocket pods.<ref>{{cite web |last= Cooper |first= Tom |url= http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_158.shtml |title= El Salvador, 1980–1992 |publisher= Air Combat Information Group |date= 1 September 2003 |access-date= 3 September 2007 |archive-date= 5 November 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081105090238/http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_158.shtml |url-status= usurped }}</ref> The UH-1s enabled the military to avoid ground routes vulnerable to guerilla ambushes; the gunships were typically used to suppress hostile forces ahead of troops being inserted by UH-1 transports.<ref name= "ap1985">{{cite web |url= https://apnews.com/article/cc0eb8ee6c6aae2e0798bcdd6b0fbe6c |title= El Salvador To Get Four Helicopter Gunships, Four For Transport |publisher= apnews.com |first= Joseph B. |last= Frazier |date= 29 January 1985}}</ref>