| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | SAH-637 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-24 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-24/25/35 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-24P |
| C/n (msn): | 3532432622651 |
| 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: | 809646 |
| Photo Comment |
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Former Soviet Army Aviation Mi-24P with manufacturer date 25 March 1986. Was sold to Ukraine Army Aviation 6 December 1991. Transferred as CH-637 to the Sri Lanka Air Force on 12 June 2001, assigned to 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron at Hingurakgoda. It made its last flight as such on 12 October 2007 with 1,466 flight hours in the logbooks and stored at its homebase. Although not operational anymore, reserialled to SAH-4413 by 2011. And it again received a new serial, SAH-637 by 2012. In the meantime moved to the Aircraft Engineering Wing at Katunayake, seen here in a less condition. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 May 2025, and has since been viewed 239 times. |