The story of the Russian Mi-24 Hind Attack helicopter painted in US Coast Guard colors

Posted by AlbinoAkon@reddit | WeirdWings | View on Reddit | 40 comments

The Hind in fact was painted in USCG colors to play the role of an American Search and Rescue (or maybe Search and Destroy) helicopter in the Russian movie “Charged with Death” (original title Zarjazhennye smertyu. The Hind has been sold to 40 countries and, no it’s not a joke, the photos in this post feature a Mi-24V (NATO reporting name: Hind-E) attack helicopter in US Coast Guard (USCG) colors.

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Recent-Ad-9122@reddit

Don’t forget P-40 warhawks paint like the flying tigers being depicted as the Tuskegee airman’s plane when they really used P-51’s in masters of the air

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pesca_22@reddit

the 23mm autocanno is for people wich dont want to be rescued.

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adotang@reddit

It's for any rival rescuers who might try and get involved. What's a Coast Guard job stays a Coast Guard job.

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Ill-Confusion-1844@reddit

“There is no drowning, only treason.”

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im-ba@reddit

Congratulations, you are being rescued.

Please do not resist.

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xerberos@reddit

Let's not forget the Mi-24 Hind helicopter in the Rambo movies. It's actually a modified SA 330 Puma transport helicopter.

https://rambo.fandom.com/wiki/Mil_Mi-24_Hind_gunship?file=392_3.jpg

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Atholthedestroyer@reddit

It would have been less egregious if they'd tried to pass it off as an Mi-8

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Lillienpud@reddit

Ah, yes, the famous USCG “Marlboro” paint scheme.

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Pmyers225@reddit

Maybe they'll use it again for a Senna Biopic

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Ok-Extent-7515@reddit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFQobBaibKY

It's a very boring and uninteresting movie, but it does show striptease and naked breasts.

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fullouterjoin@reddit

This movie is why the USSR collapsed.

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FlagrantTomatoCabal@reddit

And we used F-4s as Migs in Iron Eagle.

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duga404@reddit

At least these aren’t as bad as painting M48s in dunkelgelb and Balkenkreuzes and using them to portray German Panzers…in the movie Patton

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thrashmetaloctopus@reddit

For a more recent one, the very last episode of the first season of ‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ has the Nazis in Africa using an M60 and they don’t even try to hide it

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gloriouaccountofme@reddit

rogue heroes did as well

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thrashmetaloctopus@reddit

Fuck I meant rouge heroes I typed it out quickly, that’s the one I was referring too

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The_Fyrewyre@reddit

Aww cmon, once is a typo. Twice in the thread?

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thrashmetaloctopus@reddit

Not the faintest idea wht youre talking about

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The_Fyrewyre@reddit

You missed the 'A' out in 'what'.

Mr Editor.

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thrashmetaloctopus@reddit

Wow I really cannot catch a break today huh, 3 in a row is tragic even for me

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dreaminginteal@reddit

Wait, what kind of M60? The machine gun, the tank, or something else?

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thrashmetaloctopus@reddit

The tank, my bad I forgot about the machine guns existence

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WokemasterUltimate@reddit

At least the M60 is based on the MG42... it could be worse I guess

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duga404@reddit

More similar to the FG42, actually. You can think of it as a development of the FG42’s gas operated action combined with a modified MG42 belt feed mechanism.

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WokemasterUltimate@reddit

I see

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xerberos@reddit

Hold my beer...

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeirdWings/comments/1nbzcwt/the_1969_italian_war_film_eagles_over_london_has/

The 1969 Italian war film “Eagles Over London” has the RAF flying Hispano HA-1112s and the Luftwaffe flying Spitfires.

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AlmostEmptyGinPalace@reddit

I would take incorrect tanks all day long in favor of all the virtual stuff we'll be seeing from here on out.

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Lillienpud@reddit

Exackly!!

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TheRealtcSpears@reddit

Quick, nobody look at the atrocities made for the Company of Heroes movie

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peteroh9@reddit

I guess that's bad because the M48 is called the Patton? Otherwise, tanks are less distinct to most people than even airplanes, which we all know people famously, egregiously mistake for one another.

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