MI -24, Soviet-built helicopter, stolen by a deserting Nicaraguan pilot, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 1990, Out of: «The dream of Solentiname».

Sheet 19900270 Photo 15

Image of sheet 19900270 photo 15: Mi-24s were also used by the Nicaraguan Army during the civil war of the 1980s. Nicaragua received 12 Mi-24s (some sources claim 18) in the mid-1980s to deal with American-backed "Contra" insurgents. The Mi-25s performed ground attacks on the Contras and were also fast enough to intercept light aircraft being used by the insurgents. The U.S. Reagan Administration regarded introduction of the Mi-25s as a major escalation of tensions in Central America. ..A fifth Mi-21 (and second) was flown by a defecting Sandinista pilot to Honduras in April 1990... ohne Aufkleber Aus: «Der Traum von Solentiname» EPF, «El Sueño de Solentiname» IHNCA Managua p.131
Color: Black & White
Type: Positive, Negative
Formats: 18x24, 24x30
Chemistry: Baryt
Country: Honduras
Region: Tegucigalpa
Place: Flughafen
Date: Apr 5, 1990