Author: Karol
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Suchoj Su-22. 2019
Suchoi Su-22 is a fighter-bomber plane, although according to pilots it is a bomber plane. Its task is to support land units, bombardments of objects and destroy strategic ground targets. The Su-22 hunting options are marginal and limited to defense. The Su-22 M 4 K airplane is derived from the Su-17 aircraft structure and is…
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Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-29. 2019
In November 1977, US intelligence satellite discovered a new fighter plane standing on the parking plane of one of the airports near Moscow. The plane caused a lot of interest in US intelligence. The photos provided by the satellite were of poor quality. The photos were in the "grain". Although in the socialist countries it…
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Świdnik Air Festival 2019
Artur Kielak – XA41, Mateusz Strama – YAK 3U R-2000. Świdnik 2019. Photo by Waldemar Kiebzak
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The history of LOT Polish Airlines. Part 6. 2015-2019.
In 2015, PLL LOT had only 45 routes and prospects for the liquidation of some of them. In the ranking of carriers, PLL LOT was only in 92nd place. Summing up the previous Part 5 of the History of LOT Polish Airlines, it should be clearly emphasized that the company was poorly managed. Though we…
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Airport Mierzęcice Pyrzowice. 2019.
On 2015-05-28, a new runway was opened at Katowice Pyrzowice Airport. RWY has a length of 3,200 m in length, width of 45 meters in width and two shoulders of width 2 x 7.5 m. The first aircraft, from the new RWY took off at 6:00. It was a Wizz Air cruise to London-Luton. The…
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XV Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy. Czyżyny. 2019
On 2019-06-22 and 23 (Saturday, Sunday) in Krakow, on the grounds of the former Rakowice-Czyżyny airport, the XV Małopolski Piknik Lotniczy took place. There were excellent pilots in unusual planes on the sky in Krakow. Aerobatic champions and historical airplanes presented themselves. The sky does not run out of airships with a white and red…
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Airport in Katowice Muchowiec. 2019
In 1918, Poland regained its independence. However, we had to fight the final boundaries in battle and finally they were approved by the allied states in 1922. As a result of three Silesian Uprisings, Upper Silesia was divided between Poland and Germany. The Polish side includes such cities as Katowice and Sosnowiec. On the side…
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PZL-37 Łoś – Ignacy Kasprzyk 2019
This year, in June 2019, for the fourth time, patriotic and religious celebrations were held, related to the next anniversary of the tragic rubbish of Ignacy Kasprzyk, who was completely buried at the cemetery in Płoki. Currently, we celebrated the 81st anniversary of the air death of the crew PZL-37 A aircraft. Łoś: pilot Stanisław…
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Airport Jaworze near Kalisz Pomorski. 2019.
There are five towns in Poland named Jaworze. The one we are interested in is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in the Drawski District in the Kalisz Pomorski Commune (Sołectwo Prostynia). Geographic coordinates 53°18′59″N 15°41′26″E. Jaworze lies to the west of Kalisz Pomorski (about 15 km) and Prostynia (about 6 km). Although the National…
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49 Air Base Pruszcz Gdański 2012-…
of helicopters, the base threatens to be liquidated. At the beginning of the 21st century, there were plans to transform the airport into a civilian airport. However, this has not been done. It is possible that the helicopters will reach the base, which Poland is to buy as part of the "Kruk" program. There is…