Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi dies in Vietnam-era Bell 212 helicopter crash on mountain. ... The Bell 212 is the civilian model of the Vietnam War-era UH-1N "Twin Huey," Reuters reported.

Iran’s president was flying in U.S.-designed helicopter when it crashed. The Bell 212 aircraft is a widely used civilian version of the Vietnam-era Huey military helicopter, operated by armed ...

An American-made Bell 212, similar to the one pictured above, crashed in the mountains of northwest Iran on Sunday, killing the Iranian president and foreign minister.

May 20 (Reuters) - The helicopter that crashed in Iran on Sunday, killing the country's president and foreign minister in mountain fog, was a Bell 212 model, Iranian state media reported.

Images and videos have confirmed that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions were riding a US-manufactured Bell 212 helicopter, which suffered a “hard landing” in Iran’s East ...

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

A Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister crashed on Sunday, according to Iranian state media, as it flew through mountains in heavy fog. All are feared dead, an Iranian ...

A preliminary probe into the crash that killed the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has completely ruled out foul play, according to reports from Iran. The Bell 212 helicopter carrying late Iranian ...

A Bell 212 helicopter carrying Iran’s President and Foreign Minister crashed on May 19, according to Iranian state media, as it flew through mountains in heavy fog.

To be clear, the Bell 212 is capable of operating at high altitudes, with a service ceiling of around 17,300 feet when properly maintained. That is well above the crash site's altitude at 7,200 feet.