| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | RA-27071 |
| Other Marks: | UNO-653 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 95907 |
| Operator Titles: | United Nations |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | AbéchéMap |
| Country: | Chad |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FTTC IATA: AEH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 26 August 2008 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 125141 |
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A Russian Mi-8MTV-1 in support of the United Nations. Strikingly, this UTair owned helicopter was severely damaged in July 2006 as ZS-RUC while fighting a fire in the forests near Spitskop (South Africa) when it lost power while uplifting water. The pilot released the bambi bucket but his helo lost altitude, hit the water, turned onto the side and started sinking with all three crew escaping unhurt. The wreck was recovered and the helicopter was cancelled from register on 19 March 2008. It was rebuilt and again taken on charge with UTair for UN-service. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 February 2019, and has since been viewed 941 times. |