IAF deploys Mi-17 V5 over Kasauli blaze
The Indian Air Force deployed a Mi-17 V5 helicopter on 30 May 2026 to carry out Bambi Bucket aerial water-dropping operations over a forest fire burning in the Kasauli area of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
The Indian Air Force deployed a Mi-17 V5 helicopter on 30 May 2026 to carry out Bambi Bucket aerial water-dropping operations over a forest fire burning in the Kasauli area of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
An Indian Air Force Mi-17 V5 helicopter executed repeated Bambi Bucket sorties on 30 May 2026, dropping water loads to suppress the forest fire spreading through Kasauli, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.
The Indian Air Force used its Mi-17 V5 helicopter in Bambi Bucket mode to airlift and release water over the forest fire in Kasauli, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, on 30 May 2026, as ground crews worked alongside.
A Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force was pressed into service on 30 May 2026 to conduct Bambi Bucket firefighting sorties over Kasauli in Solan district, as the forest blaze threatened the Himachal Pradesh hill town.
To prevent further spread of the forest fire near Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Air Force mounted Bambi Bucket aerial operations using a Mi-17 V5 helicopter on 30 May 2026, according to PIB visuals.