Description: UP FOR SALE IS ONE VINTAGE AEROFLOT MI-8 TRANSPORT HELICOPTER LAPEL PIN... THE AEROFLOT MI-8 HELICOPTER IS A MEDIUM TWIN ENGINE TURBINE HELICOPTER... IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY THE SOVIET UNION IN THE 1960's... IT WAS ALSO INTRODUCED TO THE AIR FORCE IN 1968... THE IMPETUS BEHIND THE BUILDING OF THE MI-8 TOOK PLACE AFTER NIKITA KHRUSHCHEV HAD A RIDE IN THE UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER...HE WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT HE INITIATED A PROGRAM TO DESIGN SOMETHING SIMILAR... IT'S MOST COMMONLY USED AS A TRANSPORT HELICOPTER... IT IS ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCED HELICOPTERS WITH OVER 17,000 OF THEM BEING BUILT AND USED BY OVER 50 COUBTRIES... BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED IN COLORS OF CREAM, BLACK AND SILVER... PIN MEASURES 7/8" TALL...1/2" WIDE...VERY RARE... A GREAT PIECE OF HISTORY FOR YOUR COLLECTION...
Price: 8.99 USD
Location: Chandler, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-27T23:00:12.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Politician: CCCP
Type: Pin
Party: CCCP
Signed: No
Country: RUSSIA
Material: METAL
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
Country/Region: Russia
Modified Item: No
