Helicopters aren't the fastest things flying ... The Mi-24 was produced in several variants, including the 24D Hind-D that could fly at up to 208 mph. In 1975, a modified Mi-24 set a new world ...

D.C., do not understand the profound role that Mi-24 Hind helicopters provided for the Soviet forces in Afghanistan. During the Panjshir Valley offensives, for example, Hinds would pound insurgent ...