Mil Mi-4 A - Kunovice, Czech Republic - Static Aircraft Displays on Waymarking.com

Kunovice Aviation Museum was founded in 1970 by members of the Moravian Aeroclub, Alois Hrácek and Jirí Marek. Initially it was built as a museum or cooperative aircraft produced in a factory in Kunovice (visit link) .

The air museum at Kunovice focuses its exhibition primarily on aircraft built by the Let company (visit link) , which has its headquarters at the Kunovice airport (visit link) . Let was originally established as a branch of the Prague based Avia company in 1936 assigned to do maintenance on Avia built aircraft. Let came into its own as a manufacturer in the 1950s initially by producing designs of other companies.

The museum’s collection also includes a selection of former Czechoslovak air force aircraft including MiG-15, MiG-19 and MiG-21 fighter jets as well as Sukhoi Su-7 attack aircraft, a Mil Mi-4 helicopter and two variants of the Avia Av-14 transport, the Av-14 being the Czech license built version of the Illyushin Il-14.


Mil Mi-4
The Mil Mi-4 (USAF/DoD reporting name "Type 36", NATO reporting name "Hound") is a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles.
The Mi-4 was designed in response to the American H-19 Chickasaw and the deployment of U.S. helicopters during the Korean War. While the Mi-4 superficially resembles the H-19 Chickasaw, it is a larger helicopter and is able to lift more weight. The first model entered service in 1952, and replaced the Mi-1. The helicopter was first displayed to the outside world in 1952 at the Soviet Aviation Day in Tushino Airfield.
Mi-4 (NATO – Hound-A) was a basic production version of Mil Mi-4.

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Mil Mi-4 A Hound A No. 1874
Date of Production: 1959 (?)
Serial Number / Registration Code: 1874
Date of Decommissioning: ?
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Type of Aircraft: (make/model): Mil Mi-4 A Hound A Tail Number: (S/N): 1874 Construction:: original aircraft Location (park, airport, museum, etc.): Kunovice Aviation Museum inside / outside: outside Access restrictions: https://www.museum-kunovice.cz/muzeum/otviraci-doba2/ Other Information:: Not listed

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