Operational History
SM-2 were used mainly by the Polish Air Force and Polish Navy - 75 were delivered, from late 1960. Few were used by Ministry of Internal Affairs (police aviation) and civilian air ambulance service (4 helicopters). Most were withdrawn in late 1970s and replaced with Mil Mi-2, last - around 1981.
Only one SM-2 was exported to Czechoslovakia, used in 1963-1970 by Ministry of Internal Affairs (registration OK-BYK), then Slov-Air until 1975 as commercial utility aircraft (registration changed to OK-RUV).
Three SM-2 are preserved in museums in Poland: in Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, in Kołobrzeg and Drzonów. Apart from museums there exist SM-2 in Dęblin, in collection in Góraszka and in PZL Świdnik. One is preserved at the Helicopter Museum, Weston-super-Mare, in the United Kingdom and one in Czech Republic (Praha-Kbely).
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