![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](https://oliviaheussler.com/storage/photos/19900270-31/watermarked/19900270_31.jpg)
Sheet 19900270 Photo 31
Color:
Black & White
Type:
Positive,
Negative,
Digital
Formats:
18x24
Country:
Honduras
Region:
Tegucigalpa
Place:
Flughafen
Date:
Apr 5, 1990
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