Mil Mi-4 A - Kunovice, Czech Republic
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Mil Mi-4 A Hound A in Kunovice Aviation Museum
Waymark Code: WM102CQ
Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/11/2019
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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 (
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The air museum at Kunovice focuses its exhibition primarily on aircraft built by the Let company (
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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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