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unusual facts about Mil Mi-20


Mil Mi-20

In gunship role, it could carry Falanga or Malyutka anti-tank rockets on four to six outboard pylons, or two UB-16-57 rocket pods.


2007 Croatian coast fires

A team of 23 firemen was sent on an Mi-8 helicopter on what they thought would be just a routine mission.

2013 Bukavu Mi-8 crash

Bukavu Mi-8 crash occurred on March 9, 2013, when a Mil Mi-8 helicopter with Russian crew crashed near Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo which resulted in the death of the four Russian crew members.

2013 Kidal suicide attack

Earlier on the same day as the suicide attack, a Chadian Air Force helicopter (probably a Mil Mi-17 Hip-H) crashed around 50 km northeast of the Malian town of Sevare, killing all 5 occupants, including a senior military officer.

2013 North India floods

On 25 June, one of 3 IAF Mil Mi-17 rescue helicopters returning from Kedarnath, carrying 5 Air Force Officers, 9 of the NDRF, and 6 of the ITBP crashed on a mountainous slope near Gauri Kund, killing all on board.

511th Tactical Fighter Squadron

One 511th pilot was responsible for an extremely rare air-to-air kill of a Mil Mi-8 "Hip" helicopter (one of only two air-to-air A-10 kills of the war).

Aircraft Repair Plant No 405

ARZ-405 is a leading aircraft repair enterprise in Central Asia certified for performing overhaul, modernization, repair and technical maintenance of the Mi-8 helicopter and its modifications including fuselage and its systems.

Battle for Height 776

They received fire support, including from the regimental artillery battalion's 2S9 Nona self-propelled 120 mm mortars; however, a pair of Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters reportedly turned back after being shot at en route.

Battle of Adré

Governmental losses are unknown, but they lost at least one Russian-made helicopter in a collision with electric wires during the fighting, while another Mil Mi-17 helicopter was heavily damaged by rebel fire which killed at least one crew member.

Battle of Kalbajar

Four Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopters ferrying refugees and wounded out of the conflict zone crashed, the last of which was hit by Armenian forces.

Combolcha Airport

The aircraft was destroyed in December 1981 when a Mil Mi-24 helicopter crashed into it.

IAR 111

A Mi-17 helicopter dropped the cockpit from 700m to test the parachute recovery system.

Indonesia–Russia relations

Russia is a major arms supplier to Indonesia supplying weapons such as the Sukhoi Su-30, Sukhoi Su-27, Mil Mi-35, BMP-3 and Mil Mi-17 helicopters.

Kaduqli

The sector IV HQ houses the Egyptian Contingent and also includes the Indian Aviation Contingent, flying MI-17 helicopters.

Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces

The delivery or order of Mi-8/"Hip" transport helicopters was also reported, but not verified, as of late 1987.

Khost

During the assault on the Zhawar Kili Cave complex, the Soviets used the Khost Airfield as an initial staging ground to insert troops into the combat zone, using Mil Mi-8 armed helicopter transport ships.

KrasAvia

Vanavara with Mil Mi-8 (flights also operate from these destinations back to Vanavara) to

Magadan-13 Airport

In the 1970s and 1980s it was a busy airport for charter operations (Antonov An-2, Mi-4, Mi-8, etc.) which served geological expeditions, firefighters, and local transport routes.

Meghna Heli Bridge

The Indian Air Force's operation was led by Gp Cpn Chandan Singh and utillised Mi-4 helicopters that had already been involved in the Sylhet air-lift on the night of 7 December.

Menagh Military Airbase

Menagh Air Base is home to the 4th Flying Training Squadron, equipped with MBB 223 Flamingo trainer aircraft and Mil Mi-8 helicopters.

Mil Mi-10

State acceptance trials were passed successfully in 1961, but production did not commence until 5 March 1964 at the Rostov-on-Don factory, with first flight of a production aircraft on 10 September 1964, leading to a total of forty of the long-legged Mi-10 helicopters built, from 1964 to 1969.

Mil Mi-24 variants

One Mi-24D was sold to Poland in January 1996 and was used by the WTD 61 in Manching during 1994 for tests with the head of a Hawk missile in place of the chin-mounted gun.

Mil Mi-28

Rounds from High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) to Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS) can be used.

The design incorporated a 23 mm cannon (most likely GSh-23L) for defense in the forward hemisphere and a 12.7 mm machine gun (most likely Yak-B) for defense in the rear.

Mil Mi-3

It is also a Russian designation for the Polish-Soviet co-operation on larger helicopters based on the Mi-2 that could replace the Mi-4 from 1971.

Mil Mi-36

In addition stub wings could be attached, giving the capability to carry bombs, gunpods, rockets and up to eight anti-tank missiles (this would have likely been 9K114 Shturm missiles in either the new four round launcher being developed for the Mil Mi-8 or possibly on special stub wings each with a pair of twin launchers).

Mil Mi-4

A highly successful heli-borne operation using Mi-4s helped the Indian Army's 57 Mountain Division clear the Meghna River.

Mil Mi-60

The Mil Mi-60MAI is a three-seat light helicopter first seen as a mockup at Moscow Salon in 2001.

Najica Blitz Tactics

Najica is also an expert helicopter pilot, and she has a custom-modified Mil Mi-35 Hind assault helicopter with remote control and advanced avionics.

No. 7 Squadron SLAF

In 1995 Mil Mi-24 were temporarily attached to this squadron before forming their own No. 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron.

Operation Emmanuel

During the first phase two Russian-made MI-17 helicopters from the Venezuelan Military Search and Rescue Team flew into Colombia on December 27, 2007 at 1530 hours with the permission of the President of Colombia and with the International Red Cross (IRC) insignia for a humanitarian mission.

The first phase was to send two Mil Mi-17 helicopters to Colombia carrying five International Red Cross Committee delegates.

Russia's role in the Syrian Civil War

In addition to reportedly providing the refurbished MI-25 helicopter gunships, Russia has also transferred to Syria the Buk-M2 air defense system, the Bastion coastal defence missile system, and Yak-130 combat jet trainer.

Task Force White Eagle

Air support is provided by Independent Air Group using Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters as well as UAVs.

United States Army air defense

The Soviets initially lagged the U.S., but the introduction of the 9K114 Shturm (known in the west as the AT-6 "Spiral") missile on the Mi-24 "Hind" in the mid-1970s offered the USSR a level of parity.

United Wa State Army

On 29th April 2013, Janes IHS reported that several Mil Mi-17 helicopters armed with TY-90 air-to-air missiles were supplied to UWSA by China.

Yamoussoukro

Two Ivorian Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft and several Mil Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed, which was most of the country's air forces.

Yamoussoukro Airport

Two Ivory Coast Sukhoi Su-25 aircraft and several Mil Mi-24 helicopters were destroyed, which was most of the country's air forces.


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