Arctic Hip at Torzhok

Mi-8AMTSh-VA RF-04413 ‘75 Yellow’ at Torzhok in western Russia’s Tver Oblast. Stanislav Bazhenov AN ARCTIC-configured Mi-8 was an interesting participant in a recent event at Torzhok to mark the 25th anniversary of the Golden Eagles helicopter demonstration team. Ulan-Ude handed over the first of five Mi-8AMTSh-VA helicopters to the Russian Ministry of Defence in November 2015 and deliveries to the Pacific Fleet in Kamchatka were announced in February (see Mi-8AMTSh- VA for Russian Pacific Fleet, May, p22). The example at