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PZL Mi-2 armed family

Armed Mi-2 variants developed in Poland for gun, rocket, and anti-tank missile missions.

Archive ID: afm_0000597
PZL Mi-2 armed family, shown in the selected representative source image.Pibwl / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0Image source

Armed Mi-2 variants developed in Poland for gun, rocket, and anti-tank missile missions.

Primary roleAttack
First flight1961
Service entry1970
OriginPolish People's Republic
ManufacturerWSK PZL-Mielec
Documented variants2
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeRotorcraft

Development

PZL Mi-2 armed family was developed by WSK PZL-Mielec in Polish People's Republic as a attack aircraft. The family first flew in 1961 and entered service in 1970. Its recorded airframe configuration is rotorcraft, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, PZL Mi-2 armed family is represented primarily in the attack aircraft role. The sourced variant records include service with Polish Air Force. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include armed scout.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include Mi-2URP and Mi-2URN.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
Mi-2URNConversionAttackPolish Air Force
Mi-2URPConversionAttackPolish Air Force

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. WSK Mi-2URP — Polish Aviation Museum · Tier 2