Russian Mi8 or French Aerospatiale Alouette III helicopter retired in Dehradun?

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Viewer Jimmy L tells us that this "is an Aerospatiale Alouette III, developed and built by French company Sud Aviation." Thanks, Jimmy! While Dehra dun is typically seen as a retirement abode for ex military retirees and civilians from various walks of life, this Russian-made Mi 8 or Mi 172 helicopter, with call name Z928 and belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF), seems to have taken the same route, and while it may well be air-worthy, it seems to have settled in to the slow life in a litchi grove within the IMA (Indian Military Academy) in Dehra dun, Uttarakhand, India. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of te