QuiGon Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) I've attached a picture taken at the Coleman Barracks/Coleman Army Airfield in germany of what seems like mothballed Mi-8s. Seeing Mi-8s in a US Army facility is a bit odd. Does anyone has an idea what the story behind that might be? The Coleman Barracks/Coleman Army Airfield was an important base for US Army Aviation in germany throughout the Cold War. Edited October 17, 2017 by QuiGon Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing!
Enduro14 Posted April 13, 2016 Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Interesting... On a separate note the Coleman Aero club is still operating and that's where I'm currently doing my PPL training. In regards to mi8, it's no secret we use Russian equipment throughout Europe during Cold War. Same goes with other recent activities. As per the oracle.. As part of the ongoing realignment of US forces in Europe, the Army shut down most operations in Mannheim in 2012. Earlier plans (as of September 2012) called for closure of all USAREUR facilities in Mannheim and Heidelberg by 31 August 2013.[3] In February 2015, USAREUR announced Coleman Barracks will be retained temporarily as an interim site to store and maintain pre-positioned vehicles and equipment that will be used to support U.S. Army Regionally Aligned Forces when they rotate into theater for training, exercises or contingency operations.[4] [5] Upon final closure the facility will be returned to the German government. Edited April 13, 2016 by Enduro14 Intel 8700k @5ghz, 32gb ram, 1080ti, Rift S
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