Sheet 19900270 Photo 25

Image of sheet 19900270 photo 25: Ich kam in den Genuss, diese MI 21, ein russischer sovietischer Helikopter, der von einem nicaraguanisch sandinistischen Helikopter Piloten (EPS) nach Honduras entführt wurde und der desertiert hatte zu fotografieren. Hier bei der Rückgabe durch die Botschafterin an nicaraguanische Behörden Mitglieder. Honduras Zentralamerika 1990 Mi-25s 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. Two Mi-25s were shot down by Stingers fired by the Contras. A third Mi-25 was damaged while pursuing Contras near the Honduran border, when it was intercepted by Honduran F-86 Sabres and A-37 Dragonflies. A fifth was flown by a defecting Sandinista pilot to Honduras in April 1990 √
Color: Black & White
Type: Positive, Negative, Digital
Country: Honduras
Region: Tegucigalpa
Date: Apr 5, 1990