Cabin with hotline (?) of the Mil Mi-8, the Pope John Paul II helicopter.

cockpit of the Mil Mi-8, the Pope John Paul II helicopter

The basic trainer of the Uruguay air force is the F260EU, thirteen of which were delivered from 1999.

Diverted to Luqa from Operation Unified Protector mission.

One of 16 German-built Stieglitzes bought by the Swedish air force in 1936 and 1937. 57 more were manufactured locally by ASJA and CVV. Twelve were imported from a batch constructed by ČKD in German-run Prague. 620 hit a tree on landing in the dark in January 1946 and was written off. It had flown 2867 hours. Photo from: Flygvapenmuseum

Wearing "Le Petit Prince" markings of EALA 9/72, the second Escadrille of ER 01.033.

Later re-numbered as 803. With 621, 619, 618, and 623, all five lined up ready for a ferry flight to Hurn, where they were again stored for a while before delivery to Saudi Arabia. They had been stored at Plymouth/Roborough for around ten weeks.

Although the Polish military has operated the Mi-8 since 1968, this is, undoubtedly, the most famous single helicopter in Poland! This Hip was built in 1973 and outfitted for ten passengers. It was operated by the 36th Special Air Transport Regiment in Warsaw and was used to fly Pope John Paul II during his pilgrimages to Poland in 1983 and 1997, and so accounts for its celebrity within the country. The frame was donated to the museum in December 2009.

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