Sheet 19900270 Photo 31

Image of sheet 19900270 photo 31: Dieser russische sovietische Helicopter Helikopter (M-21) wurde von einem desertierten nicaraguanischen Soldaten nach Honduras geflogen. Honduras tegucigalpa 1990 √ Mi-25s were also used by the Nicaraguan Army during the civil war of the 1980s.[22][23] Nicaragua received 12 Mi-24s (some sources claim 18) in the mid-1980s to deal with American-backed "Contra" insurgents.[21] 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 fourth was flown by a defecting Sandinista pilot to Honduras
Color: Black & White
Type: Positive, Negative, Digital
Formats: 18x24
Country: Honduras
Region: Tegucigalpa
Place: Flughafen
Date: Apr 5, 1990