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Deutsch: Ein Mil MI-8 der Luftstreitkräfte der NVA in Altenberg am 13. November 1989.
English: This Helicopter was attending to training sessions at the artificial Rennschlitten- und Bobbahn which was a specially built all-year toboggan and luge course. It was actually nearer to the high altitude resort of Oberbärenburg. Information about the course in English her e

A Romanian Bob bahner had recently been badly injured in a crash there and subsequently died from his injuries. The NVA Helicopter Crew are wearing particularly fine shoes. The hubschrauber is an MI-8 (thanks below to @fotoparceiros for confirmation) of the Luftstreitkräfte der NVA, the Air Forces of the East German People's Army. For a list of DDR NVA kit when went under the hammer after 1990 see here.

This site provides a construction number 10540 for this 1975 Mil MI-8, no 924 in the NVA, and states that it was dumped at Hoyerswerda. Similar craft no 927 is in the Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin-Gatow.

According to a thread ,924 became 23+10 in the unified German Luftwaffe and flew with the LTG 65 (Lufttransportgruppe) until 1994.
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Author Felix O

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