Sheet 19900270 Photo 4

Image of sheet 19900270 photo 4: Dank dem jungen AP Fotografen Mike Stravato (Nr. 10 -13 ) kam ich in den Genuss, diese MI 21, ein russischer Helikopter der von einem nicaraguanischen Piloten nach Honduras entführt wurde und der desertiert hatte zu fotografieren. In der Agencia Servicios Multiples, werden junge Frauen für Europa angeheuert. Die Frauen wissen aber nicht was sie dort für eine schwierige Situation erwartet. Nr 5,6 und 7. Sie werden nach Europa exportiert und landen in deren Bordellen. 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.[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 fifth was flown by a defecting Sandinista pilot to Honduras in April 1990 Central america
Color: Black & White
Type: Negative
Country: Honduras
Region: Tegucigalpa
Date: Apr 5, 1990
Keywords: Personen, Militärwesen, Rüstung