Helicopter-DataBase
by Thomas Girke
Aircraft History Record
Last Update: 20Nov2025
Aircraft Status
no longer active
Registration / Serial Number
971
Type
Mi-8PS RELAIS IV
Manufacturer
not known
manufactured
05Jun1973
Construction Number
105 20 complete aircraft history
Line Number
not known
Operator
Helicopter Squadron 16
Hubschrauberstaffel 16
Operator's Time Line
first reported Dec1987
Remarks
temporarily use for SIGnals INTelligence (SIGINT) along the Inner German border
on behalf of the State Security Service of the G.D.R.
