Heavily cropped, from about 2 kilometers distance with massive heatwaves, this Kamov Ka-32S of the air force of Azerbaijan was caught on camera. A rare breed, it was one of three Ka-27PS left by the Soviets after the USSR was dissolved, which were subsequently upgraded to Ka-32 standard. These helicopters are operated by the air force for the navy.

Eastern Finland Helicopter Service in cooperation with Aeroflot opened a charter line between Joensuu and Petrozavodsk in February 1992. How many flights and with which helicopters there were actually flights is unknown, but at the 1993 aviation event there were three helicopters with company texts. Air Karelia's text is a bigger mystery. The operator with that name was in Finland, but its license had been revoked in 1989. Whether this possibly refers to a company on the Russian side is unknown.

More than 40 Kamov Ka-32 helicopters were delivered to operators in South Korea, including the Korea National Maritime Police. This agency was absorbed by the Korea Coast Guard in 2007. MP966 became B508. MP9654, hovering overhead, to B506. Photo by: Robert Grenda / National Archives at College Park, Maryland

This versatile Ka-32S with an undernose radar and 300kg electric hoist from Jeju CG Base is one of eight in use by Korea Coast Guard.

Crashed 26 September 2010 when it hit a cable car cable on Mt Fisht at the border of Southern Adygea and the Krasnodar region, 1.5 km north of the Lunnaya Polyana helipad. 2 of the 3 crew killed

Returned to Russia and became RA-31029 when the Russian prefix replaced the old Soviet Union one. Crashed in Indonesia on June 11, 1999.

Reregistered RA-31031

A massive earthquake (magnitude 7.6) in Kashmir, Pakistan on 8 October 2005 resulted in a huge number of transport aircraft and helicopters at Islamabad-Chaklala. Among many other helicopters, this Ka-32 was an eye catcher. Funny to see RA-31589 and RA-31598 (see my other picture) of two different company's parked next to each other.