| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | ZP5217 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-17V-5 (Mi-8MTV-5) |
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| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | HindonMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VIDX IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Indian Air Force Day 2021 |
| Photo Date: | 8 October 2021 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 410569 |
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Streaming the IAF ensign, helicopters of 155HU lead the flypast at 9:00 a.m. on the 89th Air Force Day at Hindon AFS before Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of Air Staff and other dignitaries. The honor of leading the flypast went to Wg Cdr Nikhil Mehrotra, who doused the burning container ship MV SSL Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal in June 2018 with a Mi-17V-5 in rough weather conditions, preventing an ecological disaster to the Sunderbans. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 November 2021, and has since been viewed 180 times. |