Hungary Mi-8 retirement

Levente · Post by **Levente** » 26 Mar 2021, 17:07

The Mi-8 helicopter after 52 years of service was retired today in Hungary.
One Mi-8 (3304) did a "tour" in the country with one H145M: Pápa-Szentkirályszabadja-Kecskemét-Szolnok
At Kecskemét two Gripen jets joined the farewell flight.

A friend was at Kecskemét: https://www.facebook.com/laszlo.berta.7 ... 1507159660

The Mi-17 will be in service for a few years.

CBR · Post by **CBR** » 26 Mar 2021, 18:14

Scramble database shows four active ones of which two where from before 2017.
Being 3301 3304 3305 and 6215. Is this acurate? Of the Mi-17 remain 5 active? 701-705 ...

Levente · Post by **Levente** » 26 Mar 2021, 19:12

CBR wrote: ↑26 Mar 2021, 18:14 Scramble database shows four active ones of which two where from before 2017.
Being 3301 3304 3305 and 6215. Is this acurate? Of the Mi-17 remain 5 active? 701-705 ...

I have not seen 6215 since 2015 maybe
3304 was used mostly in the past times. I dont know about 3301 and 3305 but I did not saw them in 2021 and 2020
The remaining Mi-17 will be active till 2024-2025...hopefully.

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