Inowrocław 2008-02-05
48th Air Assault Regiment in Przasnysz.
48th Fighter-Assault Aviation Regiment in Inowrocław.
1952 – 1963.
The 48th Air Assault Regiment was formed on the basis of order No. 0096/Org. of the Minister of National Defence, Konstanty Rokossowski, of December 11, 1951. The 48th Assault Aviation Regiment, as a military unit of JW 4954, was actually created in 1952, as part of the 8th Assault Aviation Division. The place of organization was the airport in Przasnysz, in the period from May 1 to December 1, 1952, according to the number 6/104 with 307 soldiers and 2 contract employees.
After the changes in 1952, the structure of the 8th Assault Aviation Division was as follows: 4th Assault Aviation Regiment "Kraków", 46th Assault Aviation Regiment, 48th Assault Aviation Regiment, 87th Communications Company, 49th Mobile Aviation Repair Workshop. Due to the resignation from forming the 46th Assault Aviation Regiment, the 5th Assault Aviation Regiment entered its place again.
The training of the 48th Air Assault Regiment at the airport in Przasnysz lasted from May 1952 to February 1953. At the beginning of 1953, the 48th Air Assault Regiment was permanently transferred to Latkowo Airport near Inowrocław. In turn, the 35th Bomber Aviation Regiment was transferred from Inowrocław to the Przasnysz Airport.
At the end of the 50s, a decision was made to withdraw piston-powered attack aircraft from use. Since no new attack aircraft with turbojet drive were developed in the CCCP, the MiG-15, Lim-1, Lim-2 aircraft were introduced to the status of the assault regiments.
In 1960, the 48th Assault Aviation Regiment changed its name to the 48th Fighter-Assault Aviation Regiment. At the same time, the 20th Artillery Aviation Squadron was separated from the Regiment.
The regiment of the 48th Fighter-Assault Aviation Regiment was disbanded in 1963. Two squadrons were the base for the created 56th Aviation Regiment, and the third was included in the newly created 32nd Artillery Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment.
The commanders of the 48th Air Assault Regiment were Lt. Col. pil. Jan Akinszyn, and then Lt. Col. pil. Leon Krzeszowski.
Airport in Przasnysz.
The airport is located approximately 4,000 m from the center of Przasnysz, to the east. Przasnysz – Sierakowo Airport coordinates 53°00′39″N 20°56′02″E. The Przasnysz airport has always had a ground take-off field.
Inowrocław airport.
The airport is located north-east of the city center, near the town of Latkowo. It has geographical coordinates 52.49 N 18.19 E, on an elevation of 77 m above sea level. It is equipped with a starting dog with dimensions of 2,300 m x 60 m, with a ground surface, with an orientation of 05/23.
The distance between the airport in Przasnysz and the airport in Inowrocław is 201 km.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman