Author: Karol
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PZL-130 Orlik, piston engine. History. 2008.
PZL-130 Orlik, piston engine. History. 2008. Kraków 2008-09-05 271c Section 1984-10-12 The mock jet aircraft. The global fuel crisis in the 1970s forced the governments of many countries to seek cost savings, even in military aviation. A search began for aircraft designs that were cheaper to operate and, above all, burned less fuel. As an…
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PKW Orlik 2 mission 2008
Kraków 2008-08-01 Polish Military Contingent Orlik 2 in Lithuania. On March 12, 2008, at the 22nd Air Base in Malbork, a farewell was held for the Polish Military Contingent “Orlik 2,” which was heading to Lithuania to perform air policing duties as part of the NATO Integrated Air Defense System (NATINADS), ensuring the protection of…
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Mission of PKW Orlik 1. 2006
Kraków 1.08.2008 Polish Military Contingent Orlik in Lithuania. Air Policing – Mission of PKW Orlik. 2006 In accordance with the signed agreement, the NATO pact undertook the air defense of the three Baltic countries; Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which are unable to maintain fighter aviation on their own, and joined NATO on March 29, 2004.…
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Offset for the F-16 from the perspective of five years. 2008.
Kraków 2008-03-21 The matter of the offset for the F-16 planes from the perspective of five years. What is offset? In order to understand the essence of offset well, we must go back to the turn of the 80’s / 90’s. We had the first free elections in Poland, the Berlin Wall is torn down…
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Gripen for Poland. 2008
Kraków 2008-03-18 SAAB JAS-39 Gripen multi-role combat aircraft for Poland. SAAB JAS-39 Gripen multi-role combat aircraft for Poland. Introduction To avoid any doubt, we supported Poland’s purchase of the SAAB JAS-39 Gripen multi-role combat aircraft. We considered this aircraft a successful design that well-suited to our defense needs. Future cooperation in developing subsequent versions of…
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62nd Fighter Aviation Regiment in Krzesiny. 1954-1994
Kraków 2008-01-29 62nd Fighter Aviation Training Regiment. 62nd Fighter Aviation Regiment. 1954. The 62nd Fighter Aviation Training Regiment was established as a result of the need for a training unit capable of converting graduates of the Officer Aviation School No. 5 in Radom to turbojet aircraft. Young pilots left the academy with little experience in…
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45th Fighter, Fighter-Attack, and Combat Training Regiment in Babimost. 1956-1992.
Babimost 2008-01-27 45 Fighter Aviation Regiment. 45 Regiment of Fighter and Assault Aviation. 45 Aviation Training and Combat Regiment. 1956 – 1992. History of the 45th PLM. New aviation organization. 1957. In 1955, the Warsaw Pact was established. Therefore, an organizational change of the Polish Military Aviation turned out to be necessary. On April 30,…
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41st Fighter Aviation Regiment in Malbork. 1952-1999
Malbork 2008-01-23 41st Fighter Aviation Regiment in Malbork. 1952 – 1999 The 41st Fighter Aviation Division was established as part of the 9th Fighter Aviation Division, which later became part of the Air Force, which, during World War II, would become an offensive air force. The 9th Fighter Aviation Division was formed as the 26th…
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40th Fighter, Attack, and Fighter-Bomber Regiment in Świdwin 1951-1999
Świdwin 2008-01-18 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment. 40th Attack Aviation Regiment. 40th Fighter-Bomber Aviation Regiment. in Świdwin. 1951–1999 History of the 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment. 1951. The date of establishment of the 40th Fighter Aviation Regiment is considered to be April 17, 1951. In 1952, the 2nd Fighter Aviation Regiment, equipped with Yak-23 aircraft, began operations…
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38th Fighter Aviation Regiment. 1956-1988
Modlin 2008-01-17 38th Fighter Aviation Regiment. 1956–1963. 38th Aviation Training Regiment (Training and Combat). 1974–1988. History of the 38th Air Force Regiment. 1956. In April 1952, the first post-war mobilization plan, “PM 1,” was adopted. It included the establishment of the 38th Reserve Air Force Regiment in Zamość. On April 30, 1956, the Chief of…