Incredible to believe the following story when seeing this wreck. This former Ukraine Air Force and civilian Russian Aeroflot helicopter was sold to Chad in 1999. After an attack at Faya Largeau airfield, northern Chad 3 October 2002, rebels destroyed the helicopter. It was transported to N'Djamena in 2005 where it was stored in a hangar, thereafter it was seen like the picture in scrap compound at the field. Late 2008, it was moved to Russia where it was rebuilt and subsequently returned to Chad as aircargo in an An-124 in November 2009. The Hip is currently still operational.

Armée de l'Air Tchadienne (Chad Air Force) is proud owner of several beautiful sand-colored Mi-171s.

Armée de l'Air Tchadienne operates, according to the latest available information, three Mi-171s and two Mi-171Es. They are all based at the military part of the Chadian international airport, N'Djamena/Hassan Djamous, named Kossei.