In the late 1950s, work began in the USSR on a successor to the Mi-1 helicopter. The new helicopter was to carry 8 people and be powered by a turbine engine. The Klimov design bureau began work on the GTD-350 turboshaft engine, modelled on the American Allison 250. The prototype of the V-2 helicopter, powered by two GTD-350 engines, made its maiden flight in 1961.
In 1963 it entered production under the name Mi-2. In 1964, licensed production of both the helicopter and the engine was transferred to Poland. The first serial examples were produced in 1965. Numerous military and civilian versions of the Mi-2 were developed: transport-medical, passenger, training, rescue, chemical contamination reconnaissance and photogrammetric, as well as agricultural.
Serial production of these machines ended at the Swidnik factory in 1993. In total, 5,500 examples in various variants came off the Swidnik production line.
A characteristic feature of these rotorcraft was the shared cabin for crew and passengers. The pilot seats had space for a parachute, and the double bench in the passenger section was easy to remove for transport purposes.
The aircraft with registration SN-02XP is also equipped with an electric hoist with a capacity of 120 kg.
The aircraft with factory number 534419095 was operated by the Aviation Section of the Police Headquarters of the Provincial Police Command in Wroclaw from September 2009 to August 2020. Previously, it served as a multirole aircraft in the Border Guard. Carrying out flight missions across Poland, the helicopter spent a total of 4,763 hours in the air — over 6.5 months.
| Rotor diameter | 14.56 m |
| Length | 11.94 m |
| Empty weight | 2,400 kg |
| Takeoff weight | 3,550 kg |
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h |
| Ceiling | 4,000 m |
| Range | 410 km |
| Powerplant | two GTD-350 turboshaft engines of 400 hp |
