Gordon - Russian Gunship Helicopters

This photo of two Hokum-As flying over the Russian countryside shows why the Ka-50 has been dubbed Black Shark.

First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Pen and Sword Aviation

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Copyright Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Kommissarov, 2013

ISBN 978 1 78159 285 4

eISBN 9781473831391

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