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Author: Karol

  • 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.

  • PZL Mielec M-18 Dromader. 1976.

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    Karol

    The PZL M-18 Dromader aircraft is a modern Polish agricultural and firefighting aircraft that was developed at WSK PZL Mielec.

  • PZL Mielec M-24 Dromader Super. 1987.

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    Karol

    The PZL M-24 is another agricultural and firefighting aircraft from the "Dromader" family of machines. The plane was renamed "Dromader Super". The machine is the largest agricultural airplane in the world. Its designer was the team of engineer Józef Olesiak.

  • PZL Okęcie PZL-106 Kruk. 1973.

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    Karol

    The PZL-106 Kruk is a great Polish construction, developed by a group of excellent Polish constructors, under the supervision of Andrzej Frydrychewicz, M.Sc. The talent of the designers, with the limited possibilities of the poor economy of the People’s Republic of Poland, allowed to create a successful, outstanding aircraft, which is still produced (2013). It…

  • 33 Bomber Aviation Regiment in Modlin. 1951-1968.

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    Karol

    The 33rd Bomber Aviation Regiment was established in 1951. The regiment operated mainly Iliuszyn Ił-28 bombers. The regiment functioned until 1968.