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On 23 September 2006, a Mil Mi-8 MTV 1 helicopter crashed in Ghunsa, Nepal, killing all 24 people on board. [60] On 27 April 2007, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed near Shatoy, Chechnya, Russia, killing all 20 people on board. [61] On 3 June 2007, a Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Lungi, Sierra Leone, killing all 22 people on board. [62]
In 2021 it was reported that China was replacing the Russian-made Mi-17 with their own Z-20, except possibly for the Mi-171Sh assault helicopter; the last Mi-17 order was in 2014. [ 3 ] In 2021 the website of Russian Helicopters , the manufacturer, said that the Mi-8/17 was "the most widely operated helicopter in history."
Mil V-5, 1959 - medium single-turboshaft transport helicopter; Mil Mi-6, 1957 - Heavy transportation helicopter. NATO reporting name Hook. Mil V-7, 1959 - experimental four-seat helicopter; Mil Mi-8, 1961 - Multi-purpose helicopter. NATO reporting name Hip. List of Mil Mi-8/17 operators; Mil Mi-9, airborne command post and relay variant of Mi-8
427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron operated four leased Russian Mil Mi-17-V5 designated as CH-178. Helicopters had assigned serial numbers 178404-178407. Helicopters had assigned serial numbers 178404-178407.
The Mi-26 was designed to replace earlier Mi-6 and Mi-12 heavy lift helicopters and act as a heavy-lift helicopter for military and civil use, having twice the cabin space and payload of the Mi-6, then the world's largest and fastest production helicopter. The primary purpose of the Mi-26 was to transport military equipment such as 13-tonne ...
Vadym, a 23-year-old Ukrainian pilot, flew harrowing missions to all three of these legendary battles in his Soviet-era MI-8 helicopter. In GoPro footage Vadym shared with Scripps News, he shows ...
Ukraine’s military has released a video of the burning wreckage of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter on the war’s southern frontline, saying the aircraft was shot down by paratroopers. “The Russian ...
Mi-24 troop compartment armour was often removed to reduce weight. Troops would be carried in Mi-8 helicopters while the Mi-24s provided fire support. Mil Mi-24/25. It proved useful to carry a technician in the Mi-24's crew compartment to handle a light machine gun in a window port.