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I999 KARGIL OPERATIONS

THE AIR ACTION IN PICTURES
Angels of Mercy - The Helicopters

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An Mi-17 ready for combat, at Kargil, with 57mm UB-57 rocket pods. [Copyright: MoD]
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After initial employment in the attack role, Mi-17s were used for special helicopter operations during the seven weeks of operations in Kargil.
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An Army Aviation Corps Cheetah lands in the Dras Sector.
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Armed Mi-17 choppers taking off from the Srinagar AFS on June 25th.
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An Army Aviation Corps Cheetah hovers over the pad at Gun Hill (ex-Point 4875).
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Troops watch as an Army Aviation Corps Cheetah lands at a makeshift helipad on Point 4877.
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A sequence of pictures (from top to bottom) shows an Mi-17 chopper approaching Tololing and letting loose a salvo or rockets. These pictures were some of the first pictures of the IAF from the battle front. One of the helicopters was shot down in the same area, the day after these pictures were taken.
 
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