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  • Lotnicze Warsztaty Doświadczalne LWD Żak. 1947.

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    Karol

    Aviation Experimental Workshops LWD Żak plane, training and acrobatic plane. The LWD Żak plane belonged to the same family as the LWD Szpak plane. He made his first flight on March 23, 1947. In plans, it was the basic aircraft for flying clubs. Two-seater (side by side), single engine, cantilever, mixed low wing design. The…

  • General airport – Part 4. 2013

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    Karol

    The taxiway strip is the area where the taxiway is the main element. The taxiway strip is always wider than the taxiway itself and significantly exceeds the wingspan of the taxiing on it. Throughout its width and length, there must be no obstacles that might damage the airplane. A good example is the Boeing B-52…

  • Pruszcz Gdański Airport. 2013.

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    Karol

    Pruszcz Gdański is a city in the Pomeranian Province, in the Gdańsk County, located on the Radunia River. It belongs to the Gdańsk agglomeration, although it has never been mentioned in the same breath with Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot. The city of Pruszcz Gdański is only 5 km away from Gdańsk. The National Road No.…

  • Wicko Morskie Airport. 2013.

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    Karol

    Wicko Morskie Airport on the Map of the Republic of Poland. 2013 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

  • 50 Assault Aviation Regiment in Elbląg. 1952-1952

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    Karol

    Imperial policy of the CCCP and the war in Korea led to Poland being forced, to the development of armaments beyond the country’s defense needs. As part of them, the 13th Assault Aviation Division was established. Elbląg was chosen as the stationing place. At that time, the 6th Air Assault Regiment was stationed at the…

  • Elbląg Airport. 2013.

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    Karol

    Elbląg (Latin name Elbinga, Prussian name Elbings). The city has poviat rights and is located in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is one of the oldest cities in Poland. It is situated at the mouth of the Elbląg River to the Vistula Lagoon. According to data from June 30, 2012, 123,977 inhabitants lived here.

  • Borsk Airport. 2013

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    Karol

    Borsk airport is located in the Pomeranian Lake District, and more precisely in the Kashubian Lake District. East of Lake Wdzydze, near the small village of Borsk. Administratively, it is located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kościerski County, Karsin Commune. The Borsk airport is located near the Bąk railway station, in the middle of the No.…

  • Airport and 21. Central Military Exercise Area – Nadarzyce. 2013.

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    Karol

    In 1950, the 16th Assault Aviation Division of the Air Force in Piła was formed, which included air regiments in Piła and Mirosławiec and Poznań (Ławica Airport). In 1957, the 16th Air Assault Division had; 6. PLSz Piła, 51. PLSz Piła, 53. PLSz Mirosławiec. In 1954, the Division ended the operation of dive bombers, remaining…

  • Aleksandrów Łódzki Airport. 2013

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    Karol

    Currently, it is difficult to give the date of the airport’s construction. No documents have survived. Probably in the second half of the 1930s, a military field airfield began to be organized. The soaring poplars that were planted around the airport’s backstage outside the landing area are a silent witness to these events. Planting poplars…

  • PZL Mielec M-15 Belfegor. 1974.

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    Karol

    The PZL M-15 Belfegor was an agricultural aircraft developed and produced in Poland on the recommendation and for the needs of the CCCP. The M-15 aircraft was the only agricultural aircraft in the world powered by a turbojet engine, which is uneconomical in this type of application.