Author: Karol
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11 Fighter Aviation Regiment in Strachowice. Memories of Piotr Pluskota. 1990-1991.
Mr. Piotr Pluskota by education, as it was then called "civilian", a car mechanic, like thousands of young boys, was summoned to the Military Complementation Command (Wojskowa Komenda Komenda), to be assigned to perform basic military service. At WKU, he was referred to the TSWL (Air Force Technical School) in Zamość, to the Cadet School.…
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Consolidated PBY Catalina. 1935.
The PBY was originally designed to be a patrol bomber. The prototype of the flying boat first flight was made on March 28, 1935. The plane did not have a wheel chassis at that time, which was added later. The production of Consolidated PBY Catalina lasted from 1936 to 1945. Airplanes were used in the…
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Tragedy MiG-29 nb 4103 on 2018-07-06
On July 5, 2018, day and night training flights were carried out at the 22nd Tactical Air Base in Malbork, in which almost the entire staff of the combat unit participated. Among other things, exercises were carried out in intercepting single air targets at low altitude.
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Nowy Targ 2018. 10th Aviation Picnic in Nowy Targ.
Once again, on 7-8 July 2018, the Aviation Picnic was held at the Nowy Targ Airport. It was the tenth, i.e. jubilee event in Nowy Targ. The event attracts more and more spectators from year to year. This year’s air show can be considered very successful. The weather was good, and most of all the…
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Fly Fest Piotrków Trybunalski. 2018
The main organizer of FLY FEST was the Piotrków Land Aero Club. The next events took place at the Aero Club. Admission to FLY FEST was free. The organizers have created about 1,000 parking spaces for visitors at the take-off site. Paid parking 10 zlotys. In addition, entry and exit from the car park were…
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PZL-37 Łoś – Ignacy Kasprzyk 2018
This year, in June 2018, patriotic and religious celebrations were held for the third time related to the next anniversary of the tragic death of Ignacy Kasprzyk, who was buried at the parish cemetery in Płoki. We are currently celebrating the 80th anniversary of the air death of the crew of the PZL-37 A Łoś…
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Wrocław Strachowice. 2018
Airport them. Nicolaus Copernicus in Wrocław. ul. Graniczna 190, 54-530 Wrocław. e-mail: airport@airport.wroclaw.pl. information on departures and arrivals: tel. +48 71 358 13 81. information on lost luggage: tel. +48 71 358 13 87. The current flight schedule can be found on the website: www.airport.wroclaw.pl. IATA code – WRO. ICAO code – EPWR. Elevation 123…
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PZL M-28 Bryza Skytruck. 1984.
The Polish Army have bought PZL Mielec An-28 planes from 1986. Later development versions of PZL Mielec M-28 were purchased. In factory PZL Mielec a project was created to adapt the M-28 machine to the needs of the Polish Army. The project received the codename Bryza and assumed the creation of two versions: cargo and…
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PZL C-145 A. 2008.
The C-145A Skytruck is a light cargo and troop carrier designed and manufactured for the US Air Force (USAF). The aircraft is primarily used to assist Aviation Foreign Internal Defence (AvFID) missions of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
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PZL Świdnik Agusta Westland EH-101 / AW.101. 2018
The Italian Agusta plant was founded in 1907. At that time, the Italian constructor Giovanni Agusta founded a company that manufactured aircraft of its own design. The Great World War interrupted the company’s operations. In 1923, the company resumed aircraft production. The company then adopted the new name Costruzioni Aeronautiche Agusta S.p.a. The plant then…