IAF’s Jamnagar Base Gets Brand New Mi-17 V5s March 19, 2014 / By Team Livefist DPR DEFENCE Got this lovely shot today of a Mi-17 V5 being ceremonially inducted at the Jamnagar base in western India. A unit at the base that earlier operated old Mi-8s, now converts to spanking new V5s. Safe flight! XFacebookEmailMessengerTelegramWhatsApp
Anonymous March 19, 2014 at 11:59 am So was it on fire??? why those fire tenders spraying water Reply
Vasanth March 19, 2014 at 12:19 pm No.. It's a ceremonial welcome to the new Heli at their airbase. Reply
Ranjit March 19, 2014 at 9:00 pm Looks really good. Shiv, Does India have any MRO facility for these helos? Or they go to Russia for any MRO or upgrade? Thanks Reply
Anonymous March 22, 2014 at 10:52 pm Wastage of precious water for silly ceremonies in a semi-arid state like Gujarat …. simply not acceptable ! IAF …… please have a 'green policy' implemented ! Reply
Anonymous March 27, 2014 at 11:33 am Look at these literate illetrates wasting water. Many people in India have no proper clean water to drink!! N they r wasting it on a chopper!! Reply
Anonymous April 20, 2014 at 3:49 pm yeah right . They're wasting less water compared to what you would waste in you're bathroom while brushing you're teeth. Reply
So was it on fire??? why those fire tenders spraying water
No.. It's a ceremonial welcome to the new Heli at their airbase.
Looks really good.
Shiv,
Does India have any MRO facility for these helos? Or they go to Russia for any MRO or upgrade?
Thanks
Wastage of precious water for silly ceremonies in a semi-arid state like Gujarat …. simply not acceptable !
IAF …… please have a 'green policy' implemented !
Congratulations and happy hovering to this Unit
Look at these literate illetrates wasting water. Many people in India have no proper clean water to drink!! N they r wasting it on a chopper!!
yeah right . They're wasting less water compared to what you would waste in you're bathroom while brushing you're teeth.