| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | SMH-588 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-17-1V |
| C/n (msn): | 96247 |
| Operator Titles: | Sri Lanka - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Colombo - Katunayake / Bandaranaike InternationalMap |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VCBI IATA: CMB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 October 2023 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 809190 |
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This Mi-17-1V has manufacturer date 24 November 1995. It was accepted by the Sri Lanka Air Force as CH-588 on 13 January 1996. It was reserialled to most likely SMH-4305 in 2010, and again reserialled to SMH-588 by March 2012. It was earlier furnished in a black colour scheme. Became a white one most probably due to a SLAF United Nations mission to Mali. After return from Mali, it was placed into storage, awaiting overhaul with the SLAF Aircraft Engineering Wing (with 5,839:43 flight hours). It is made its last flight on 1 January 2022, and a last ground run date 25 September 2023. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 16 May 2025, and has since been viewed 116 times. |