| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | OK-RUV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | PZL-Swidnik SM-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | PZL-Swidnik SM-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | PZL-Swidnik SM-2 |
| C/n (msn): | S203009 |
| Operator Titles: | Slov-Air |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Prague - KbelyMap |
| Country: | Czechia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LKKB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Letecké Muzeum Kbely |
| Photo Date: | 4 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 805361 |
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A total of 86 SM-2 helicopters were manufactured by PZL-Swidnik, with this single example purchased for the then Ministry of the Interior of the ČSSR. It was delivered in December 1962 and served with the Ministry as OK-BYK until 1970, after which it was transferred to Slov-Air as OK-RUV and used to check the condition of power lines and oil pipelines, as well as for film and TV work. The helicopter was retired in 1975 and transferred to the reserve collection of the Letecké Muzeum Kbely. It has been superbly renovated by LOM PRAHA and is now on display in the main museum hangar. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 May 2025, and has since been viewed 528 times. |