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28th Fighter Aviation Regiment in Słupsk-Redzikowo.
1952 – 2000
History 28 PLM.
The 28th PLM will be established. September 17, 1952.
The 28th Fighter Aviation Regiment was formed on the basis of the Ministry of National Defense Order No. 0096 of December 11, 1951, and the Order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force No. 018 of May 21, 1952, on the basis of the existing 10th Fighter Aviation Division in Redzikowo near Słupsk. The deadline for achieving combat readiness was set for November 1, 1952.
On September 15-16, 1952, a group of 10 MiG-15 and MiG-15 UTI aircraft was transferred from the Bemowo airport to Redzikowo. This group was commanded by Pilot Major Vasyl Krymsky. The regiment immediately began training on modern MiG-15 fighter aircraft and never had Yak-23 fighters in stock. On September 17, 1952, the first meeting of the 28th PLM took place, consisting of 62 officers and 142 non-commissioned officers and privates. This day was September 17, 1952, and was considered the date of the establishment of the 28th PLM in Słupsk, which was so closely connected with the city that years later it was named the 28th Słupsk Fighter Aviation Regiment.
1953.
The 28th Regiment, as the leader in the 10th DLM, was always the first to receive new equipment. Already in 1953, the first MiG-15 bis fighters were introduced to the Regiment. This action demonstrated the large role of the 28th PLM in the Polish defense system. At the beginning of 1953, the first Polish-made Lim-1 fighter planes, which were equivalents of the Soviet MiG-15, began to reach the Regiment.
From the first days of its existence, the main task of the 28th Regiment was aviation training and defense of the most important administrative and economic facilities and troops on the Central Coast. The implementation of this task was subordinated to organizational and employment changes of the Regiment, systematic replacement of aviation equipment and continuous expansion of the airport's ground infrastructure.
Escapes to freedom.
During almost half a century of people's democracy, i.e. from 1944 to 1989, 52 officers, 5 warrant officers and 4 cadets from the aviation school in Dęblin fled from the Polish army to Western countries, on the threshold of officer nominations. A total of 61 military personnel. These are the facts. We don't want to be judges, but the comment cannot be avoided. In this topic, we will mention four known escapes using MiG-15 bis aircraft, made by Franciszek Jarecki in 1953, Zdzisław Jaźwiński in 1953, Zygmunt Gościniak in 1956 and Bogdan Kożuchowski in 1957.
Until 1953, pilots escaped in military planes, but they always ended tragically. In 1951, after a failed attempt to hijack a plane, a non-commissioned officer from the Officers' Aviation School in Dęblin was shot. In 1952, the same thing happened to an instructor at that school, Second Lieutenant Edward Pytko; when he was escaping by plane to the Federal Republic of Germany, Soviet pilots intercepted him over the territory of the GDR, forced him to land and handed him over to the Polish authorities.
The first to escape was Franciszek Jarecki.
In January 1953, Second Lieutenant Franciszek Jarecki was assigned to a unit near Słupsk (28th PLM). It was a young man's dream come true. He became a military pilot. Military Counterintelligence, like other young officers, tried to persuade Franciszek Jarecki to cooperate. They use threats and requests as usual. The boy panicked because he hid in the documents that his mother owned a store and had family in the USA. To delay the situation, he joined the Polish United Workers' Party. He planned the escape himself. Its target was Bornholm, where, according to propaganda, there was a NATO base. In January 1953, the first copies of the most modern MiG-15 bis fighters arrived in Poland. They were deployed mainly in units in the north of the country. Among other things, at the airport near Słupsk. They were almost immediately included in the system of permanent combat duty. Very often, the pilot stayed in the cockpit of a fighter ready for take-off for the entire time he was on duty. The radio was constantly listening. The secrecy of the MiG-15 bis aircraft is evidenced by the fact that their stands were isolated, surrounded by barbed wire and guarded by guards. The fact that Franciszek Jarecki joined this unit proves the high level of his training and the trust of his superiors in his skills. For example, it could have been sent to the 7th DLM, which was located in the south of the country and was using Yak-23 fighters at that time.
On March 5, 1953, Franciszek Jarecki was assigned the first solo flight on the MiG-15 bis No. 3046 / 346. The flight was to be led by the second MiG-15 bis fighter piloted by instructor Lieutenant Józef Caputa. The planes took off as planned. They headed towards the Baltic Sea with an altitude of up to 1,500 m. During the flight, Franciszek Jarecki, as the pilot, separated from the leader and descended sharply to a ceiling of 200 m. The instructor noticed the sudden disappearance of the plane and reported a probable accident to his colleague. It was very likely. There have been accidents where young pilots lost consciousness, and some ended in disaster. Eight Soviet fighters, including a MiG-15 bis, set out to look for the plane, or rather chase it. However, before take-off, Franciszek Jarecki saw the current alert frequency in one of the fighter planes on duty at the airport. Being constantly on the lookout, he was perfectly aware of the movements of planes over the Baltic Sea. Taking advantage of the few clouds and the low ceiling, he "played hide and seek". After 7 minutes of flight, he arrived over Bornholm. Here he found out that there was no military base, only an ordinary field airport. He was lucky anyway. A few months earlier there were Muscovites here who gave the island to the Swedes-Danes. Franciszek Jarecki landed the plane perfectly.
Franciszek Jarecki was taken over by the British and handed over to the USA. In London, General Władysław Anders awarded him the Cross of Merit with Swords. It was received by US President Dwight Eisenhower. Francis received 50,000. dollars and American citizenship. He received this citizenship without having to serve a 7-year grace period, because he was "adopted" by one of the congressmen of Polish origin. Today (2000), Franciszek Jarecki is the owner of a precision valve factory with branches in Asia and Australia. He has been married twice and has six children. None of them speaks Polish anymore.
What about the plane? Franciszek Jarecki did not know that a reward had been set for bringing the MiG-15 bis to the West. That was the 50,000 dollars. The Danes returned the machine after a few weeks with traces of plaster casts. In Poland, Franciszek Jarecki was sentenced to death. Initially, his superiors were not punished, because just two months later, Lieutenant Zdzisław Jaźwiński performed a similar "exploitation".
1956.
In 1956, the basic types of fighter were Lim-1, MiG-15, Lim-2, MiG-15 bis. In 1956, the first fighters equipped with radar stations were imported to Poland. These were 12 MiG-17 PF machines. It was decided to introduce a large number of these fighters into the equipment of three regiments deployed in the north of the country. One of the regiments was the 28th PLM in Słupsk. In December 1956, a group of MiG-17 PF pursuit aircraft was organized.
MiG-19 in the 28th PLM. 1958.
In the mid-1950s it was known that the era of supersonic aircraft was coming. After many months, Polish diplomacy managed to obtain consent to purchase 33 MiG-19 P/PM supersonic fighters capable of flying in "all weather conditions". The Ministry of National Defense decided to arm three squadron-sized fighter aviation regiments with these planes. One of them was the 28th PLM.
In 1958, the 28th PLM began preparations for the introduction of MiG-19 aircraft. A group of pilots and technicians was selected and trained at CCCP in Novoseika near Krasnodar. The first MiG-19 P planes arrived to the 28th PLM from Modlin in early December 1958. In July 1959, 5 MiG-19 PM aircraft were delivered also from Modlin. One squadron was re-equipped with new aircraft, and the remaining two continued to fly Lim-2 and Lim-5 aircraft. In June 1959, 4 MiG-17 PF aircraft were transferred to the Operational Aviation regiments.
On January 1, 1962, the 28th PLM was in service; 5 MiG-19 PM planes, 7 MiG-19 P planes, 10 Lim-5 planes, 7 Lim-2 planes, 3 SB Lim-1 planes, 4 MiG-15 UTI planes, 4 TS-8 Bies planes.
On September 15, 1962, the 28th Regiment lost its first MiG-19 PM aircraft. Unfortunately, the pilot, Lieutenant Jan Drewicz, died in the crash.
In October 1964, the 28th PLM had in stock; 10 MiG-19 P planes, 5 MiG-19 PM planes, 8 Lim-5 planes, 11 Lim-2 planes, 3 SB Lim-1 planes, 4 MiG-15 UTI planes, 4 TS-8 Bies planes.
In November 1965, another five MiG-19 PM machines were received from the 39th PLM in Mierzęcice. However, during 1966, several more MiG-19 Ps were adopted from the 39th PLM. This was in line with the policy of the Ministry of National Defense that the strongest units were in the north of Poland, directly bordering the "West".
Unfortunately, in mid-1966, two MiG-19 PM were lost in crashes. The first plane crashed on June 20, 1966, near Lulemino. The pilot, Major Raszewski, saved himself. The second plane was lost exactly one month later, on July 20, 1966, in quite unusual circumstances. Second Lieutenant Pilot Zbigniew Kopacz, who was training for a new type of aircraft, accidentally activated the landing gear retraction lever while on the airport apron. The landing gear loaded with the plane did not retract immediately, but only during the takeoff roll. The plane began to scrape its nose against the runway and caught fire. The pilot managed to leave the cabin, but the MiG-19 PM nb 910 plane burned down.
On June 16, 1967, a winch failure occurred in a landing Il-28 bomber from the 19th Towing Squadron, which caused "Gacek", towed on a too long rope, to deviate from the runway axis to the right and completely smash the front part of the MiG- 19 P nb 1012.
In 1970, another disaster occurred, and Lieutenant Władysław Raczkiewicz died while piloting a MiG-19 P. The pilot did not have time to recover the plane from a dive while attacking a ground target.
In 1970, the 28th PLM hosted a squadron of Hungarian MiG-19 S (the Hungarians fired at surface targets), while in July 1972, a squadron of Słupsk MiG-19s stayed at the Rybnitz-Damgarten airfield in the GDR, where the Soviet 773rd PLM was stationed equipped with MiG-21 PFM aircraft.
On March 28, 1973, captain pilot Jan Budek, on duty in the duty pair, took off on a MiG-19 P in order to intercept an unidentified plane that was in Polish airspace. After completing the task, he did not return to his home airport. Most likely, the plane fell into the Baltic Sea. The circumstances of the accident have not been explained.
On December 4, 1974, the last night flights of the MiG-19 took place. Parting with them was not without problems. The front landing gear failed in Major Boniface Trela's landing plane.
In May 1975, the engines were removed from the withdrawn MiG-19 P, PM and sold to CCCP for the purpose of powering La-17 flying targets. In June 1975, the dismantled hulls were transported by road to the training ground in Nadarzyce, where, after being reassembled, they served as ground targets.
Four planes were preserved, one remained in the MiG-19 PM nb 908 regiment, and two were sent to museums in Kołobrzeg, MiG-19 P nb 728 and Kraków, MiG-19 PM nb 905. The fourth plane was placed on a pedestal near the railway station in Świdwin, but after some time, during a very strong storm, it fell down and was scrapped.
MiG-19 aircraft were demonstrated several times at air shows. It was usually a flight of a group of planes and an individual pilot combined with exceeding the speed of sound at high altitude.
MiG-19 P/PM aircraft in Poland.
No. Version, side number, serial number, Place of stationing, Comments.
The first delivery of MiG-19 P. 1-1 720 Modlin Modlin as a CSL (Aviation Training Center) was a base for training pilots for MiG-19 fighters. 2-2 724 Modlin 3-3 725 ? Modlin Due to a failure of the flight control system, the plane was deformed. The pilot survived -Roman Operacz4-4 726 Modlin 5-5 727 Mierzęcice. Disaster during take-off due to thrust asymmetry on August 2, 1966. The pilot died - Eugeniusz Nasiorowski6-6 728 Polish Arms Museum in Kołobrzeg. After some time he received the wrong nb 7237-7 729? Słupsk-Rędzikowo The pilot did not recover the plane after the dive attack. The pilot died - Władysław Raczkiewicz 8-8 730 9-9 739 On June 30, 1960, Major pilot Tadeusz Góra. During the flight, one engine stops working, and after a while the other one stops working. The pilot makes a forced landing, sustaining injuries. Second delivery of MiG-19 P 10-1 1008 11-2 1009 ? Słupsk-Rędzikowo Disappeared over the Baltic Sea after a combat flight on March 28, 1973 Pilot killed - Jan Budek12-3 1010 ? 13-4 1011 14-5 1012 Damaged on the ground 16/06/1967 Without remote control 15-6 1020 ? 16-7 1021 17-8 1022 ? 18-9 1023 ? 19-10 1024 Third delivery of MiG-19 PM 20-1 904 21-2 905 Aviation Museum in Krakow 22-3 906 ? Słupsk-Rędzikowo Lost in the disaster of September 15, 1962. The pilot died - Jan Drewicz23-4 907 ? Słupsk-Redzikowo Wrecked near Lulemino on June 20, 1966. The pilot survived - Raszewski24-5 908 / 65-0908 Słupsk-Redzikowo He remained in Słupsk as an exhibit. After some time, it received nb 1958, which reflects the date of its introduction. 25-6 909 ? 26-7 910 Słupsk-Rędzikowo Destroyed during take-off on July 20, 1966. The pilot survived - Zbigniew Kopacz27-8 911 ? 28-9 912 ? 29-10 913 ? 30-11 914 ? 31-12 915 32-13 916 33-14 917.
Other events in the 28th Regiment.
On October 11, 1959, at the hands of Brigadier General M. Jakubik, the 28th PLM unit received a banner awarded by the State Council in recognition of its achievements in training and mastery of military technology. In 1962, as a result of organizational changes, the 28th PLM became part of a separate new type of Armed Forces - the National Air Defense Forces. These changes were initiated at the end of the 50s. Then the OPL OK divisions were liquidated. In their place, just like in Operational Aviation, Corps were created. The 28th PLM in Słupsk became part of the 2nd National Air Defense Corps.
In 1962, the 2nd Corps with headquarters in Bydgoszcz included regiments; 11. PLM in Debrzno, 25. PLM in Pruszcz Gdański, 26. PLM in Zegrze Pomorski, 28. PLM in Słupsk, 34. PLM in Babie Doły, which was previously in the Navy, 19. Towing Squadron in Słupsk, 43. Squadron Liaison Aviation in Bydgoszcz. Additionally, they were subordinated to the 2nd Corps; 129th OPL Artillery Regiment in Szczecin, 136th OPL Artillery Regiment in Bydgoszcz, Radio Technical Battalions; 2. in Grudziądz, 8. in Słupsk, 9. in Choszczno.
MiG-21 in the 28th PLM. 1973.
In 1973, MiG-21 MF aircraft were introduced into service, equipping the 1st and 2nd squadrons. The planes were brand new. The regiment accepted them in 1973. – 1974, 22-24 copies. Two new examples of the MiG-21 UM training and combat aircraft were also adopted. Thanks to these new machines, the Regiment was able to completely eliminate MiG-19 fighters. However, the period of operation of these machines in the Regiment was very short, because in 1979, a new type of MiG-23 fighter was accepted into service.
MiG-23 in the 28th PLM. 1979.
The year 1979 was a breakthrough in the history of the unit. A group of 13 pilots and 28 technical staff completed training in Ługavoye at CCCP for MiG-23 MF/UB aircraft. The following pilots participated in this training: Lt. Col. pil. Janusz Dorożyński, Lt. Col. pil. Waldemar Piegza, major pilot Bogdan Sokołowski, major pilot. Mieczysław Walentynowicz, captain pil. Andrzej Jasiński, captain pil. Tadeusz Popałała, captain pil. Zbigniew Różalski, captain pil. Stanisław Szafruga, lieutenant pilot Jerzy Bekus, lieutenant pilot Ryszard Drzymała, lieutenant pilot Marian Krzemiński, lieutenant pilot Janusz Rybicki, lieutenant pilot Czesław Zabiełło (did not complete the training).
At that time, the airport in Redzikowo was undergoing a major renovation aimed at preparing the main runway (RWY) and taxiways for the reception of new aircraft. Already on June 4, 1979, the first 11 MiG-23 MF/UB aircraft landed at the airport in Mińsk Mazowiecki, and on June 11, 1979, the first training flights took place. The first to fly on the MiG-23 UB aircraft, side number 845, were: Lt. Col. pil. J. Dorożyński, and Major Pil. B. Sokołowski. On January 4-7, 1980, 14 MiG-23 UB/MF aircraft moved to Redzików, inaugurating pilot training from the home airport.
List of MiG-23 MF fighter aircraft serving in the 28th SPLM.
No. Tactical number, Serial number, Year of withdrawal from service. 1 120 0390217120 1996 2 121 0390217121 1996 3 122 0390217122 1996 4 139 0390217139 1996 5 140 0390217140 1981 6 141 039021 7141 Crashed 30/08/1988 7 145 0390217145 Crashed 05/05/1984 8 146 0390217146 1996 9 147 0390217147 1997 18 145 0390217148 1996 11 149 0390217149 1997 12 150 0390217150 Crashed 14/07/1988 13,455 0390220455 1998 14,456 0390220456 1998 15,457 0390220457 1994 16,458 0390220457 199 8 17 459 0390220459 1998 18 460 0390220460 1997 19 461 0390220461 1998 20 001 0390221001 1998 21 005 0390221005 1998 22 007 0390221007 1998 23 010 0390221010 1997 24 012 0390221012 1998 25 062 0390224062 1999 26 065 0390224065 1999 27 101 0390224101 1999 28 102 0390224102 1999 29 105 0390224105 Crashed 13/11/1985 30 110 0390224110 1999 31 115 0390224115 1999 32 117 0390224117 1999 33 021 0390224021 1993 34 050 0390224050 1999 35 152 0390224152 1993 36 153 0390224153 1993.
List of MiG-23 UM training and combat aircraft serving in the 28th SPLM.
No. Tactical number, Serial number, Year of withdrawal from service.
1,845 A1037845 1999 2,846 A1037846 1999 3,850 A1038850 1996 4,842 A1038842 1998 5,844 A1038844 1998 6,831 A1038831 1999.
From July 1, 1991, the Regiment performed tasks within the Air Force and Air Defense. On September 1, 1995, by Decision of the Minister of National Defense No. 94/MON of July 11, 1995, the Regiment adopted the distinctive name "Słupski", and from then on its full name was: 28th "Słupski" Fighter Aviation Regiment. From the same year, the anniversary of the first assembly of the Regiment - September 17 - was recognized as the "Regiment Day" by Decision of the Ministry of National Defense No. 94. At the end of the year, on December 9, the Regiment received a new banner funded by the society of the city of Słupsk and the Słupsk region. The President of Słupsk, Mr. J. Mazurek, was the chairman of the Social Committee of Founders. On behalf of the President of the Republic of Poland, banner of the Commander of the 28th PLM, Lt. Col. pil. R. Bruździak, presented to Maj. Gen. pil. Henryk Pietrzak - Chief of Staff of WLiOP.
From the beginning of the Regiment's existence, the Regiment was on combat duty, with at least a pair of planes, with a readiness time for take-off of several minutes. Many times, especially in the 1950s and 1960s, combat duty aircraft took off and intercepted foreign aircraft, verified data about reconnaissance ships operating in the Baltic Sea, and counteracted other flying objects - for example, balloons. On-duty forces and means of command posts, as well as aircraft, also provided assistance to other aircraft.
As organizational structures were improved and new equipment and weapons were introduced, the content of the Regiment's training tasks changed, systematically verified in exercises, during which operations were often carried out simultaneously from two airports and an airport road section (DOL). The Regiment took part many times in exercises organized at the level of the Polish Army, and until 1988, in Warsaw Pact exercises, cooperating with the CCCP and GDR air forces.
After the MiG-23 MF/UB aircraft were introduced into service, in 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985 the Regiment took part in exercises in the CCCP territory combined with shooting at air targets. The assigned tasks were completed with very good grades each time. The Regiment's pilots demonstrated their mastery of aviation techniques to the public for the first time in an air parade on September 8, 1957 in Warsaw. In addition, the Regiment took part in, among others: in the parades in 1959, where a grouping of 3 rhombuses with 16 planes each was presented; 1960 - on the 550th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald, pilots took part in the so-called "panes"; 1966, - Participation in the parade of the 1000th anniversary of the Polish State; 1969, - in the parade of the 25th anniversary of the Polish People's Republic.
For its overall training and exemplary execution of tasks, the Regiment was awarded many times by its superiors. The most important distinction was the awarding of the "For Achievements in Military Service" medal in 1975, 1981 and 1985.
In the 1990s, the basic tasks of the Regiment did not change significantly. Safe aviation training remained the priority, the results of which were verified by conducted exercises, including annual missile firings at the Ustka training ground since 1992, and exercises combined with landings on a road airport section (DOL).
The regiment's pilots demonstrated their piloting skills on MiG-23 MF aircraft in numerous air shows, including: Air Show'91 in Poznań, in 1993, in Gdynia and Dęblin (simulated air fight of 4 MiG-23MF with 4 MiG-29 with 1 PLM), and in 1996, in Bydgoszcz. In the 1990s, pilots performed all tasks in the air safely. The Commander of WLiOP for the years 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996 awarded the Regiment with a diploma and the Intermediate Cup for Flight Safety. In 1997, the Regiment received the WLiOP Commander's Cup for Flight Safety. In 1992, the Regiment was inspected three times by CSCE inspectors from France, Norway and Belgium. In the years 1992-96, the Regiment was visited by many foreign delegations, including: USAF pilots - participants of Operation Desert Storm (1992), Commander of the 3rd USAF Army and 48 TFW from Lakenheath (1993), Chief of Staff of the French Air Force (1994) , representatives of the 4th Air Division from Germany (1995), Commander of the Air Force of the Kingdom of Sweden (1996). The visit of pilots and ground crew of the 493FS/48TFW USAF on 2 F-15 C/D aircraft in September 1994 was special. Guests, together with the Commander of WLiOP, Maj. Gen. J. Gotłowa took part in the celebration of the 42nd anniversary of the Regiment's establishment. There were also joint flights of MiG-23 MF/UB and F-15 C/D aircraft. On November 25, 1996, the Regiment hosted General Michael E. Ryan - USAF Europe commander, together with the commander of the 52nd TFW USAF in Spangdahlem. The purpose of the visit was to establish cooperation between the 52nd TFW and the 28th PLM.
For the first time in history, on October 2-13, 1995, a group of 4 MiG-23 MF/UB aircraft, together with pilots and ground crew, took part in p.k. exercises. Cooperative Jaguar'95 operating from the Karup NATO base in Denmark. In September 1996, p.k. exercises were held. Amber Express, in which, among others, the pilots took part in joint flights with the machines of the German Air Force. The project was implemented as part of the "Partnership for Peace" program. In 1997, pilots and ground crew participated in the Polish-American exercise "Eagle's Talon", including: simulated air battles with USAF machines.
Due to the end of service life of subsequent examples of MiG-23 aircraft and the austerity policy of the Ministry of National Defense, it was decided to withdraw machines of this type from service. The last training flights took place on September 2, 1999. 5 MiG-23 MF and 2 MiG-23 UB aircraft took part. The last flight of the MiG-23 UB in WLiOP colors took place on November 30, 1999. Some of the planes were removed from the WLiOP inventory and transferred to AMW (Military Property Agency) for sale to collectors, while several of the youngest units (24-series planes), which still had a large reserve of resources, were transported to the aviation training ground in Nadarzyce and "shot" there.
Słupsk Redzikowo Airport.
The airport is located east of the center of Słupsk, approximately 3 km away, in the area of the village of Redzikowo, whose correct name is also Rędzikowo. Both names are correct. The airport is located near the national road No. 6 between Słupsk and Lębork. The airport is approximately 20 km from the Baltic Sea. The airport is equipped with a runway (RWY) measuring 2,200 m x 60 m, with a concrete surface, orientation 09/27. The airport has geographical coordinates 54.28 N 17.06 E and is located at an altitude of 66 m above sea level. Currently (2008) it serves only as a sanitary airport. Sometimes cultural festivals are held there. There are plans to place elements of the US "Missile Shield" on it.
Disbandment of the Regiment. December 31, 2000.
As a result of the above actions, the Ministry of National Defense, by decision No. MON PF24/ORG of October 3, 2000, decided to disband the unit. The 28th "Słupsk" Fighter Aviation Regiment ceased its operations and became history on December 31, 2000. First of all, we must remember the 19 Polish pilots who died while serving to guard Poland in the 28th SPLM.
Commanders of 28 PLM.
LIST OF COMMANDS of the 28th "Słupsk" Fighter Aviation Regiment.
Major Pil. Vasyl Krymski - 15/09/52 - 20/01/53. Major Pil. Wiktor Iwoń - 21/01/52 - 16/08/53. captain pil. Rafał Bulak - 17/08/53 - 10/02/54. Major Pil. Czesław Dużyński - 11/02/54 - 09/07/54. Major Pil. Roman Czajkowski - 11/07/54 - 06/11/55. captain pil. Józef Caputa - 07/11/55 - 08/06/56. Lt. Col. pil. Jan Kamela - 09/06/56 - 10/09/61. Major Pil. Jerzy Figurski - 11/09/61 - 18/09/64. Lt. Col. pil. Henryk Dańko - 19/09/64 - 19/02/68. Major Pil. Marcin Kawczyński - 20/02/68 - 18/08/69. Lt. Col. Pil. Władysław Jędrych - 19/08/69 - 30/03/72. Lt. Col. pil. Henryk Pietrzak - 31/03/72 - 19/03/77. Lt. Col. Pil. Janusz Dorożyński - 20/03/77 - 17/02/83. Lt. Col. pil. Bogdan Sokołowski - 18/02/83 - 26/09/86. Lt. Col. pil. Franciszek Klimczuk - 27/09/86 - 09/04/91. Major Pil. Ryszard Bruździak - 10/04/91 - 16/05/96. Lt. Col. pil. Ireneusz Bijata - 17/05/96 - 28/02/98. Lt. Col. pil. Bogdan Wójcik - 29/02/98 - 31/12/00. NOTE: Military ranks of commanders as of the date of assuming official duties.
Airplanes used in 28 PLM in Słupsk;
Mikoyan and Guriewicz MiG-15, Mikoyan and Guriewicz MiG-15 UTI ( UTI MiG-15 ),WSK Lim-2,WSK SB Lim-1, WSK Lim-5, Mikoyan and Guriewicz MiG-17 PF, Mikoyan and Guriewicz MiG- 19 P, Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-19 PM,WSK TS-8 Bies, WSK TS-11 Iskra, Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-21 MF, Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-21 UM, Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 MF, Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-23 UM.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman