| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | RA-25525 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-8T |
| C/n (msn): | 9733111 |
| Operator Titles: | Aeroflot |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Suomenniemi / Rantinhovi [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Finland |
| Photo Date: | 23 August 2025 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 870496 |
| Photo Comment |
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This Hip-C was originally delivered to the Leningrad directorate of Aeroflot as CCCP-25525 in September 1991. By March 1993 it was flying for Petrozavodsk AE at was last noted operational in June 1998. The helicopter was trucked to Finland the following year and is now preserved (in this fake scheme) at a petrol station/cafe in the south-east of the country. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 November 2025, and has since been viewed 31 times. |