Czech retire Hind and Hip
 

The Czechs in lieu of receiving the new Bell Ah-1Z and UH-1Y had finally retired the last of their MI24 Hind and MI8 Hips

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/n...lt-helicopters

Last time I saw their display was last year's RIAT 2022 and Airpower in my other neck of the woods at Zeltweg (my photos below)

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....7c83136e16.jpg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....5d0c46db63.jpg

I did spot their Hip along the static at RIAT this year parked between the irish Air Corps EC135 and the Luftwaffe Ch-53G/GS/GA

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....824f4e6c8f.jpg

end of an era.

cheers

I wonder if they will shortly end up in Ukraine