Some of the Mil Mi-24 Hind assault gunships at the Ukraine State Aviation Museum in Kiev have had a bit of a make-over. Who would have thought these mean looking, Cold War era death dealers could become a stunning work of art?! The painted examples are Mi-24P Hind F (620+ produced 1981 – 1989) and Mi-24V Hind E (over 1,000 produced 1976 – 1986) variants.
They have some more traditional examples there in military livery and markings, including an early Hind A with the “Glasshouse” cockpit. For me the later variants like the Hind D are the meanest looking…
How very odd! Were they literally art projects or was there something more to it? They are certainly colourful!
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I believe it is just an art project
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Ok thank you Deano. It’s an interesting subject to do it on.
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Superbe artistry–thanks for the post 🙂
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Thanks!
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Great makeover of the gunships, and an interesting concept! Wish they’d retained the rotors on all of them
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Not sure where they are but there are lots of aircraft parts in the yard behind
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