chopper2004
4th Jan 2021, 00:36
When I saw the title, my first thoughts were on about the US Army Operational Threat Support Activity Mi24 Hinds (probably the ones acquired from Africa with the help of 160th SoAR MH-47D under Operation Mount Hope III).
https://theaviationist.com/2021/01/03/up-close-and-personal-with-the-mi-24d-hind-gunship-helicopter-used-as-threat-simulation-aircraft-for-u-s-forces/?fbclid=IwAR2a-o7_OtOV800qLj6dVeTppXVMbklkyV5ShTTH0fHRu5KSANxlbJBXn8E
Anyhow in this case it’s the USAF having Hinds (ex Bulgarian AF ) at Davis-Monthan AFB, the vendors are Vertol Systems. This company has an interesting inventory of MI24, Mi8, A/MH-6 Little Birds.
Both Heli Expo 2012 and Heli Expo 2017 In Dallas, I saw Cold War Air Museum ex Bulgarian MI24 (my photos below from 2017). Think they were used on the airshow circuit.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/f26fe2da_b938_4688_abc6_650132035060_cd38f39501a19ff1b755253 2fb1664f4a4021b7e.jpeg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/07641f86_4fa9_47ef_bed1_014b62aafdc8_01be704e79a66d58b25d725 60b5d6b824d55fa72.jpeg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/82609ec1_1c28_492c_a9ae_8aec54538944_1a0eb623ce22390e4fe537d e88c343d046b18076.jpeg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/5271eff8_fa1c_49cf_b4d6_423eb8a0fc16_c51ddfd6b6974ed137616a3 6568956c0d2b39082.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/87391fc2_bb83_4597_a026_3ce385eb93c5_f6e56ff79f978c82c53eae5 fc64cb33719f97432.jpeg
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/0917a4a0_c032_4b95_8bbf_9dbf57e3c521_56a40cb2dc3fd1158da9c52 4f33f4f92eac57ca5.jpeg
The 6th SOS at Hulbert Field did have a Mi8 (along with Antonov AN32) for training allied friendly nations..
https://theaviationist.com/2021/01/03/up-close-and-personal-with-the-mi-24d-hind-gunship-helicopter-used-as-threat-simulation-aircraft-for-u-s-forces/?fbclid=IwAR2a-o7_OtOV800qLj6dVeTppXVMbklkyV5ShTTH0fHRu5KSANxlbJBXn8E
Anyhow in this case it’s the USAF having Hinds (ex Bulgarian AF ) at Davis-Monthan AFB, the vendors are Vertol Systems. This company has an interesting inventory of MI24, Mi8, A/MH-6 Little Birds.
Both Heli Expo 2012 and Heli Expo 2017 In Dallas, I saw Cold War Air Museum ex Bulgarian MI24 (my photos below from 2017). Think they were used on the airshow circuit.
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/f26fe2da_b938_4688_abc6_650132035060_cd38f39501a19ff1b755253 2fb1664f4a4021b7e.jpeg
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/07641f86_4fa9_47ef_bed1_014b62aafdc8_01be704e79a66d58b25d725 60b5d6b824d55fa72.jpeg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/82609ec1_1c28_492c_a9ae_8aec54538944_1a0eb623ce22390e4fe537d e88c343d046b18076.jpeg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/5271eff8_fa1c_49cf_b4d6_423eb8a0fc16_c51ddfd6b6974ed137616a3 6568956c0d2b39082.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1500x2000/87391fc2_bb83_4597_a026_3ce385eb93c5_f6e56ff79f978c82c53eae5 fc64cb33719f97432.jpeg
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/0917a4a0_c032_4b95_8bbf_9dbf57e3c521_56a40cb2dc3fd1158da9c52 4f33f4f92eac57ca5.jpeg
The 6th SOS at Hulbert Field did have a Mi8 (along with Antonov AN32) for training allied friendly nations..