06.01.2015 bmpd.livejournal.com
Nigeria Air Force received two combat helicopters Mi-24, passed by the modernization type Super Hind Mk III on SE “Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant” Aviacon “(Ukraine). January 2015
Following the receipt from the Ukraine in 2014, T-72AV and BTR-4E, Nigeria , apparently, receives the former Ukrainian combat helicopters Mi-24. Despite the rather poor results for army aviation of Ukraine results of participation in hostilities in the Donbass, which led to significant losses, the helicopter continues to leave the Ukraine for export.
Nigerian web resource beegeagle.wordpress.com 2 January 2015 published a picture of the two combat helicopters Mi-24 received by Nigeria Air Force, the helicopters passed modernization by the version of Super Hind Mk III according to project of the South African company Advanced Technologies and Engineering.
And below the foto of Two combat helicopters Mi-24, held alteration, presumably for Nigeria, according to an version Super Hind Mk III on SE “Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant” Aviacon “(Ukraine). Ukrainian TV reportage shots. Konotop, 10/16/2014
Source: komariv.livejournal.com
Along with the delivery of two upgraded helicopters Super Hind, Ukraine, apparently sent to this country also the not upgraded attack helicopters Mi-24 series from Availability. In mid-December 2014 a number of web resources appeared the foto of Ukrainian spotter Vassily Koba “in the district of Kiev”. The Photo of Mi-24B which has marking of Air Force of Nigeria and the Nigerian military side number NAF-261 (still not “shown” in Air Force of Nigeria). The helicopter has “desert” camouflage similar to both the Nigerian Super Hind. This helicopter, apparently, was also pre-sale repaired on factory “Aviacon” in Konotop. Foto is below
