Indian Air Force retires Mi-8

A CEREMONY marking the phasing out of the Indian Air Force (IAF’s) Mi-8 transport helicopter was held at Air Force Station Yelahanka in Bengaluru on December 17. The event was attended by veterans headed by Air Chief Marshal (Ret’d) Fali Homi Major PVSM, AVSM, SC, VM, ADC. He flew the last Mi-8 sortie together with the commanding officer of 112 Helicopter Unit, the final operator. The Mi-8 first arrived in Bombay in 1971 and was formally inducted in the IAF