The Mil Mi-24 (Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. [1] It is …

The Soviet Mi-24 Hind helicopter is one of the stars of the Southern Museum of Flight’s collection. It’s pretty cool on its own, but even better is the story behind ours and how we acquired it.

Mil Mi-24 is a twin-engined Combat helicopter intended for close support of ground forces, destruction of armored targets, and transportation of persons or cargo.

Feb 22, 2025 · When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in December 1979, the Mi-24 Hind was among the first assets deployed. Its mission was to support ground forces, conduct …

Nov 25, 2023 · The Mi-24 attack helicopter is rightly remembered as a weapon the U.S.S.R. came to rely on in the conflict in Afghanistan, serving as a “pinch hitter” in a number of useful …

Resource page on the Mi-24 HIND Attack Helicopter. The Soviets used the Mi-24 in Afghanistan and the current (2014) Afghan Air Force uses the export model named the Mi-35 Attack …

Nov 28, 2023 · Inspired by this design, the Soviets incorporated notable features from the AH-1 into their own flying gunship, the Mil Mi-24 helicopter, referred to by NATO observers as the …

Jul 20, 2012 · With its distinctive double-cockpit design, the Mi-24 'Hind' is arguably the most recognizable war machine of the Cold War, and has achieved near-legendary status in the …

ON PAGE Rowland Evans and Robert Novak The Captured MI-24s President Reagan's intercession to end the U.S. ban on new anti-aircraft weapons for Pakistan has placed the …

Sep 30, 2020 · Designed as a heavily armed, armoured troop-transport for use against NATO forces on European battlefields, as many as 250 of the winged, 18,000-pound choppers, …