It’s down, but whatsit?
Since this thread has partly drifted to helos shot down, here is another one:
From the national photo collection:
Israeli soldiers posing for a souvenir snapshot in front of a giant Egyptian helo shot down during YKW on the west bank of the canal. (photo Gat Shmuel 1974-02-20, D335-081 : הנומת דוק )
Giant Helo should mean Mi-6 Hook, right? Can you id whether it’s a Mi-6 or Mi-8 ?
Can you post the images of the Cohen Mi-8?
From the state’s national photo collection
Eliezer Cohen was the CO of Refidim AFB during YKW, and flew this HIP back to the base.
During a commando insertion, the egyptian pilot failed to brake properly and broke the front leg. He came out of the helo to see what happened, but failed to lower his head to match the reduced clearance. He got killed.
On seing this, the copilot and the commandos fled the scene, leaving the helo intact with engine still on. It ran all night until it the fuel ran out.
When IDF troops discovered it, they notified Refidim AFB. Eliezer Cohen had the helo refueled and brought in an Egyptian POW pilot, who showed him the basic controls. He flew the chopper back to Refidim.
This chopper was subsequently repared and re-used. (eh, habibi! 😀 )
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