| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | CCCP-N87 |
| Alternate Registration: | CCCP-H87 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-4 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-4 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-4 |
| C/n (msn): | 0915 |
| Operator Titles: | Polyarnaya Aviatsya |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Mirny StationMap |
| Country: | Antarctica |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | 23 December 1957 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 193196 |
| Photo Comment |
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White Christmas assured. Painted orange, this Mi-4 took part in the First Soviet Antarctic Expedition which established the Soviet Mirny polar station in 1956. Very soon after a visting US Navy photographer took this shot, the helicopter was struck off charge and dumped nearby as returning it to Russia for a necessary overhaul was deemed uneconomical. Note C-47s in the background. Photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Wilson / Naval History and Heritage Command This photo was added on 12 December 2019, and has since been viewed 860 times. |