Author: Karol
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Tragedy Tu-154 M nb 101 with President Lech Kaczyński on 2010-04-10 Part 1
It’s only been 10 days since the crash. It’s hard to accept what happened. The mourning and funerals of other victims continue. The investigative work will probably last for many more years. But it is difficult not to present the facts, comments and assessments collected so far. The entire article is subjective and you can…
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Słupsk – Redzikowo Airport. 2010.
The airport was popularly called Słupsk Airport. But there were two airports near Słupsk. One to the south of the city is the Aeroclub airport, the other to the east is a former military airport and it is the hero of this article. The airport was located in the village of Redzikowo. But for the…
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Malbork Airport. 2010.
Królewo – Malbork Airport on the Map of Poland. 2010 year. The work by Karol Placha Hetman
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41 Tactical Aviation Squadron in Malbork. 2000-2010.
Emblem of the 41st ELT on the MiG-29 aircraft. 2010 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
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Okęcie Airport. 2010.
When Okęcie Airport was opened in 1934, there were no paved runways. The take-off field was built in the shape of an ellipse, according to the French models of the time. The taxiing areas consisted of two parts. The first is a concrete platform slab. It was situated in front of the station buildings and…
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Tupolew Tu-2 1949.
In the second half of the 1930s in the CCCP, as part of a political purge, many talented designers were imprisoned. But the impending threat of war made Stalin decide to use their knowledge and abilities. He organized prison construction offices in the Lubianka prison. First for Petlakow, then for others, including Andrei Nikałajewicz Tupolev.…
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1 Tactical Aviation Squadron in Mińsk Mazowiecki. 2000-2010.
On January 1, 2001, as a result of the restructuring of the Air Force and Air Defense, two military units were established in place of the 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment (1. PLM): First – 23rd Air Base – a logistics unit that took over the economic property of the 1st Regiment . The second -…
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Kluczewo Airport. 2010.
Kluczewo is currently one of the districts of Stargard Szczeciński, which is an important railway and road junction. The existing railway junction supports direct connections with the ferry in Świnoujście, the Seaport in Szczecin and all major Polish cities, as well as with Prague, Bratislava and Budapest.
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Tragedy An-24 nb 012 on 1973-02-23.
On December 24, 1969, the An-24 W No. 97305702 nb 012 aircraft was accepted into the status of the An-24 W No. 97305702 nb 012 aircraft to the 36th Special Regiment of Transport Aviation based in Okęcie. The aircraft was new, made to a slightly higher standard and was intended for the transport of important…
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F-16 Jastrząb. 2009
For over 20 years, the number of combat aircraft in the Republic of Poland has been decreasing. The number of combat units is decreasing. However, the organizational structure is becoming more and more complicated, and the stakeholders themselves probably do not really know what it is all about. The main culprit of this state of…