Mi8 six decades
 

The Mi8 Hip made its first flight on 24th June 1961 (photos courtesy of Russian Helicopters JSC)


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So over the years I have had the pleasure of seeing the Mi8 and Mi17 variants from likes of Farnborough 2016, Heli Russia 2017, Dubai Air Show 2017 and Austrian AirPower 2019.




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Here's a a view of stepping out of an MI8

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