Mi-24 Hind in “US Coast Guard” livery

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Mi-24 Hind painted in US Coast Guard livery for the 1990 Russian film “Loaded with Death.”

Full story at The Aviation Geek Club - https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-the-russian-mi-24-hind-attack-helicopter-painted-in-us-coast-guard-colors/amp/

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AshleyAshes1984@reddit

The U.S. Forrest Service cobras be like 'Damn, that's even cooler than I am.'.

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Is there a reason for having a cobra for such a role? I'd understand general aviation or even the Hind as a GA can (spot i believe its called) and the hind can carry stuff, whereas the cobra can't carry much and isn't capable of guiding bigger aircraft with as much ease.

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AshleyAshes1984@reddit

The 'Firewatch' Cobras were basically loaded up with sensors and would fly around, collecting data and imagery, and directing operating's on the ground. Less about directly fighting the fire, more about directing and assisting the fire fighting effort.

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OldStromer@reddit

I don't know man. That thing was beaten severely with an ugly stick. Russia may have built some of the best choppers but they definitely built the ugliest.

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NastyHobits@reddit

We definitely made some ugly ones

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Certain_Ingenuity492@reddit

Truly an awesome piece of machinery, I had the opportunity to set equipment under one of these in the 90's. From the Erickson sky crane foundry. Being less that 50' underneath this beast was a once in a lifetime experience. The coolest thing i thought besides from twin screaming jet engines was there is rear facing cockpit to allow an operator to control the Cable and hook releases.

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randomtroubledmind@reddit

The Sikorsky Skycrane is an example of pure function and utility over form. It has one mission: pick up large external loads (and occasionally drop them, in the case of aerial firefighting). That helicopter is everything it needs to be and nothing more. And while it may appear ugly to look at it, there's a certain appeal that comes with such a pure design.

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turbo_86@reddit

Occasionally? Nobody tell them about the time S-64s dropped Daisy Cutters in Vietnam.

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Breknraj@reddit

It may not be a pretty bird, but it's f'in awesome to watch them work! Got to watch Ericson's Hurricane Bubba run lift towers and crossarms during lift construction in Breckenridge, years ago - damned skilled folks doing that work!

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Sad-Onion-2593@reddit

Had one fly over the house after the 2003 Canberra fires. Every on the table just started...moving to the left.

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-malcolm-tucker@reddit

Skycrane:

"Do you even lift bro?"

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OldStromer@reddit

Right? I've seen one in person. Really odd looking.

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AreWeThereYetNo@reddit

So what I want you to do is suck your tummy in. All the way! More! MORE! I SAID MORE!!!

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The_Canadian@reddit

I'm still amazed I got a photo of that thing. This was during the Caldor fire in 2021.

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Hbgplayer@reddit

I have took a video of one of those flying right over me at the airport I work at during the 2020 LNU Complex fires.

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The_Canadian@reddit

Neat!! You should share that if you haven't already.

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Joseberson@reddit

that livery is doing a lot of heavy lifting

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TouristRoutine602@reddit

This sound like work of moose and squirrel

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Dale_Gurnhardt@reddit

Marlboro 🔥

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asderbela@reddit

Holy shit is that a motherfuckin' Team Penske reference?

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thembones40@reddit

McLaren ain’t fucking around

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AreWeThereYetNo@reddit

Let’s see in Montreal

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Longjumping-Tell1774@reddit

I’m wondering what sort of rescue operation requires rocket pods to be fitted?

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i_should_go_to_sleep@reddit

Who said anything about rescue? They are guards! Guards of the coast.

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pucksnmaps@reddit

Its from a movie

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Zavier13@reddit

Freedom of Freedumb

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chimi_hendrix@reddit

bad bot

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LuckyBobHoboJoe@reddit

good bot

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aa2051@reddit

The fishing boat that accidentally entered US territorial waters watching an Mi-24 Hind fire its 30mm gatling gun and 32 air-to-ground missles towards it:

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BillWilberforce@reddit

It's from a Russian film as they didn't have any SeaHawks.

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Mudlark-000@reddit (OP)

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-story-of-the-russian-mi-24-hind-attack-helicopter-painted-in-us-coast-guard-colors

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Ok_Suggestion_6092@reddit

A Hind D? Colonel, what's a Russian gunship doing here?

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hillwalker101@reddit

We are here to rescue you, please do no resist.

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SugarBeefs@reddit

Loaded with Death is a 1991 (filmed 1990) action movie directed by Vladimir Plotnikov. A group of escaped criminals hijacks a Russian fishing vessel “Udachlivy” (“Lucky”) in the waters of North Pacific.

A Soviet Border Guard patrol ship “Yuri Andropov” and US Coast Guard helicopter make a joint operation to release the vessel. What neither criminals, nor border guards know is that the fisherman is loaded with smuggled drugs, and the American drug lord goes on his fast boat to get the drugs from “Udachlivy”.

Looks like the armed USCG Hind isn't even the bad guy in the movie lol

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