| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 151 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mil Mi-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mil Mi-2 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mil Mi-2U |
| Licence-built by: | PZL-Swidnik |
| C/n (msn): | 54 7638 052 |
| Operator Titles: | Latvia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | OuluMap |
| Country: | Finland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EFOU IATA: OUL Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Oulu International airshow 1997 |
| Photo Date: | 7 June 1997 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 747934 |
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A rare one, this Mi-2 was former CCCP-20741, became YL-LHD on 22 October 1992, and this registration was cancelled on 23 February 1993. It was sold to Latvia as 151 and assigned to the Lielvarde helicopter Eskadrila at Lielvarde of the Latvian Air Force. After several periods of storage between 1993 and 2013, the HOPLITE continued where it was made for, flying! After an overhaul in Ukraine it returned to airworthyness in March 2015. It was last seen operational at Lielvarde in mid-2019, then stored at Lielvarde in January 2020. It was possibly transferred to Ukraine in 2023/2024. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 November 2024, and has since been viewed 266 times. |