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     A Soviet Masterpiece
    A Soviet Masterpiece
    The Soviet Union created the Mil Mi-8 in the 1960s. It is a versatile medium twin-turbine helicopter that can do anything.
    Design and development

    Mikhail Mil originally approached the Soviet government with a proposal to design an all-new two-engined turbine helicopter in 1959 after the success of the Mil Mi-4 and the emergence and effectiveness of turbines us… See more

    Operational history

    The Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard began using Mi-8s in the 1970s, with the Finnish Air Force receiving its first, serialed HS-2, on 28 May 1973, and the second, HS-1, on 31 May 1973. Six Mi-8Ts wer… See more

    Variants

    V-8 (NATO – Hip-A) The original single-engined prototype. V-8A A twin-engined prototype, featuring TV2-117 turboshaft engines, the prototype underwent further modifications during its life. V-8AT Prototype o… See more

    Accidents and incidents

    • On 1 November 1974, a Mil Mi-8T helicopter collided with a Antonov An-2 in Surgut, Soviet Union, killing all 24 people on the helicopter and all 14 people on the Antonov An-2.
    • On 18 September 1981, a Mil Mi-8T h… See more