Author: Karol
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Kamień Śląski Airport. 2011.
The Kamień Śląski airport was established around 1935 by the German army with the intention of using it to attack the Republic of Poland. It was located next to the village of Kamień Śląski, among forests, away from important communication routes. The center of Opole is 24 km away.
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Wrocław Strachowice. 2011
Wroclaw – Strachowice airport is one of the most important airports in Poland. For many years, the airport was a military airport where combat aircraft were stationed. It is now a commercial airport.
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3 Air Base Strachowice – Wrocław. 1999-2010.
After the liquidation of the 11th PLM in 1999, Strachowice Airport was transformed into the 3rd Air Base. This was closely related to the accession of the Republic of Poland to NATO structures and the introduction of a new structure of Military Aviation and the lack of prospects for a larger number of new combat…
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3 then 11 Fighter Aviation Regiment in Strachowice. 1944-1999.
Soviet plans during World War II included the creation of a Polish air force as the 3rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division. Due to the lack of appropriate equipment, the 3rd Fighter Aviation Division was formed, consisting of three fighter regiments, which were given the designations: 9. PLM, 10. PLM, 11. PLM. In the margin at that…
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Okęcie Airport. 2011
Okęcie had to wait until 1992 for a new station (terminal). This coincided with socio-economic changes in Poland. The terminal was designed in 1991. Initially, it was called the Terminal of the Okęcie International Airport. Nobody knew then that another Terminal would be needed so soon.
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2 Fighter Aviation Squadron in Mierzęcice. 1989-1999.
In 1987, the 39th PLM was disbanded. Operational MiG-21 PFM aircraft were transferred to the 10th PLM in Łask. Some MiG-21 PF aircraft in the spotlight of cameras were cut for scrap at the beginning of 1990 as a unilateral reduction of armaments. The airport area in Mierzęcice also became a non-permanent base for decommissioned…
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39 Fighter Aviation Regiment in Mierzęcice. 1951-1987.
Jak-23 nb 16. 2008 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
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F-16 Jastrząb. 2010
As part of the Squadron Exchange, on 5-12.05.2010, there was a bilateral training at the Airport of Graces. 32 BLotT Graces and 52 US Air Force Combat Wings based in Spangdahlem (Germany) took part in the exercise. Three F-16 aircraft arrived from Germany, which exactly belonged to the 22 Tactical Squadron. This squadron is one…
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The New Building of the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow. 2010.
On September 18, 2010, two years after the start of construction, a new main range of the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, Czyżyny, was opened. It is also one of the elements of the Aviation Cultural Park being created. Krakow gained a modern cultural and museum facility. Thanks to this, the historical place still retains…