Yugoslavia Mil Mi-8
croatian mil mi-8mtv-1 serbian mi-8t cargo helicopter the yugoslav air force bought 24 mi-8t (hip c) transport helicopters may 1968 may 1969 equip 2 squadrons of newly formed 119th transport regiment niš military airport, each squadron 12 helicopters. subsequently, 1973 1980s, yugoslavia purchased more mi-8t helicopters re-equip 2 squadrons of 111th regiment pleso military airport near zagreb , 790th squadron divulje military airport near split, under command of yugoslav navy. in total, yugoslav air force received 92 mi-8t transport helicopters soviet union, known formally military ht-40, while local modification of several helicopters electronic warfare variants produced ht-40e. 40 helicopters equipped firefighting operations. the yugoslav mi-8s first combat operations transport of army troops , federal police forces border crossings in slovenia on 27 june 1991. members of slovenian territorial defence fired strela 2 manpad, , shot 1 helicopter down, killing crew , passengers. during