Picture was taken during the Damgarten Farewell Press day.

Picture was taken during the Damgarten farewell press day.

force aerienne belge for a movie presumably

force aerienne belge for a movie presumably

force aerienne belge for a movie presumably

This Mi-8 was originally assigned in 1993 to the Special Forces of the Croatian Army. In September of that year the helicopter was ferried to Bosnia for potential operation there but the arrangement fell through and it continued serving with the Croatian AF until wfu in 2002. It now stands at the main gate of the air base side of Zadar-Zemunik airport.

Mil Mi-8, serial HS-11, and NH Industries NH90, serial NH-208, of the Helikopteripataljoona (Helicopter battalion) based at Utti. Picture is taken above the Land of a Thousand Lakes near Utti in May 2010, from a Hughes 500 from the same unit. At that time only two Mi-8 were still flying with the Helikopteripataljoona, and the unit was heavily engaged in converting to the new NH90. Shooting air-to-air of helicopters from helicopters is always a challenge, as the slow shutter speeds required to produce a full rotor disc are somewhat incompatible with the usually very bumpy ride, so a compromise

Taken when the airport was Berlin-Schönefeld in East Germany. Delivered to Interflug as DM-SPE in 1980. Reregistered as DDR-SPE in 1981 then to Berliner Spezial Flug as D-HOXE in 1990 and the Estonian Border Guards as ES-PMD in 1996. Preserved in the Border Guard Museum at Valga from 2010.

Photo: Palle Nørby Christensen