| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | YS-1006P |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-8MTV-1 |
| C/n (msn): | 40705 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Heliport: | Wairakei - HeliportMap |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 17 April 2019 |
| Photo by: | Trevor Thornton |
| Photo ID: | 141557 |
| Photo Comment |
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Seen preserved outside a cafe on the road to Huka Falls near Taupo. Reported used by Fidel Castro and later the President of Nicaragua before arriving in New Zealand in 1993, intended for logging work. Grounded following a fatal accident to its twin, YS-1005P. This photo is copyright © Trevor Thornton, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 May 2019, and has since been viewed 220 times. |