Author: Karol

In the times of People’s Poland, state-owned companies initially used Mi-8 helicopters belonging to the Polish Army. Later, several new Mi-8 helicopters were purchased, including by Aeropol and Instal. After the socio-economic changes, companies bought Mi-8 helicopters from the secondary market.

The first Mil Mi-8 helicopters were purchased for the Polish Army in 1967. They were bought for tasks for rapid response units. They were supposed to quickly deliver assault platoons with medium-caliber armaments instead of fighting. Then these helicopters were to support the army from the air. Finally, they were to evacuate the wounded from…

The Mil Mi-8 (Ми-8, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by CCCP, and now produced by Russia. In addition to its most common role as a transport helicopter, the Mi-8 is also used as an airborne command post, armed gunship, and reconnaissance platform. Along with the related, more powerful Mil…

When, after the death of Pope John Paul, the Conclave on October 16, 1978, chose Cardinal Karol Wojtyła from "a distant country" to succeed him, the communists fell in fear not only in Warsaw, but also in Moscow. They tried to kill the new Pope John Paul II, and if they failed, they would discredit…

The Mil Mi-4 (NATO name "Hound") was a Soviet transport helicopter that served in both military and civilian roles. The Mi-4 was designed in response to the American Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw and the deployment of U.S. helicopters during the Korean War. While the Mi-4 superficially resembles the H-19 Chickasaw, it is a larger helicopter and…