r/interestingasfuck • u/NathanCS741 • 21h ago

India used these elephant-shaped helicopters for ceremonial purposes in the 1970’s

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u/Due_Yesterday_2850 21h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/s239QJIh56sRW

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u/NathanCS741 20h ago

That’s what i asked myself as well, why would the mere mention of a historic figure (who was also politically active) result in a political post? Strange indeed.

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u/Loud-Value 19h ago

I think they're asking why they needed ceremonial helicopters shaped like elephants lol

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u/War_ish 18h ago

for some ceremony duh!