Reflections on an Mi-24D Hind
19 June 2018 • by Bob • History, Military, Politics, Ponderings
I recently saw this old warhorse at the Pima Air and Space Museum outside Tucson, AZ:
The Mi-24D was a formidable enemy in its day, so my first thought was that this once-mighty gunship living out the rest of its years as a rusting museum piece seemed such an ignoble end for this amazing aircraft. And yet - like the empire this beast once served, its days of usefulness have long passed.
With that in mind, this ancient relic seems a fitting epitaph for the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. Its fortuitous demise and relegation to the junk heap of history should serve as a stark reminder of the atrocities committed in the name of Communism during the 20th-century's flirtations with that particular brand of unspeakable evil.
My hope is that future generations will leave this aircraft, and the failed political system that it represents, in the past - where they belong.
Tags: History, Politics, Military, Ponderings, Communism