| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 12551 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-8/9/17 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-17 (HT-48) |
| C/n (msn): | 341M15 |
| Operator Titles: | Serbia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Belgrade - BatajnicaMap |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LYBT IATA: BJY Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Aeromiting Batajnica 2012 |
| Photo Date: | 2 September 2012 |
| Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
| Photo ID: | 545634 |
| Photo Comment |
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Newer Mi-17V-5s bear the Serbian designation HT-49. This is one of two HT-48s reportedly acquired in 1997-98 for special operations in Kosovo. This helicopter crashed in thick fog near Belgrade airport on a medical evacuation flight on 13 March 2015. All seven occupants lost their lives, including a baby who had been taken over from an ambulance car stuck in snow near the Kopaonik ski resort. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 February 2023, and has since been viewed 427 times. |