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  • Military lifeboat, 35-person capacity. 2023

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    Karol

    One fact prompted us to post this article. In 1985, a feature film about Soviet naval aviation was released. Unfortunately, we don’t remember the title. This film in Poland was shown only at closed screenings. The film’s plot was naive. Nevertheless, a fragment of this film showed a rescue version of the Tupolev Tu-16 bomber.…

  • Mokotów Airport. 2017

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    Karol

    In the 1920s, Mokotów Airport developed dynamically, although it was a provisional development. It sounds a bit strange, but already in 1920 it was known that the Mokotów Airport was hindering the development of Warsaw. Tall buildings were being built closer and closer to the airport. In 1932, the following nearby terrain obstacles were reported…

  • Mokotów Airport. 2016

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    Karol

    When writing about Polish Aviation, we must go back to the beginning of the development of aviation. It is common knowledge that the first successful heavier-than-air flights on December 17, 1903 were made by the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright. However, very quickly, France took the world lead in this new sport. We used the…

  • British Aerospace ATP. 2023

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    Karol

    The ATP aircraft was developed in the 1980s as a response to the 1973 oil crisis. The designers believed that it would lead to a feeder aircraft that would be powered by turboprop engines, about off-line and fuel efficiency. Designers from other subsidiary companies began to cooperate. There was a lot of competition in this…

  • Mierzęcice Pyrzowice Airport. 2020

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    Karol

    The air traffic control tower (TWR) is often a symbol of an airport. Although the airport in Mierzęcice has been operating since 1940, it did not have an air traffic control tower for many years. When the 39th Fighter Aviation Regiment was stationed here, the role of the flight control tower was played by the…

  • Mierzęcice Pyrzowice Airport. 2015

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    Karol

    Photo description: Western part of CPPS. 2010 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman. On the tarmac, there is a Boeing B-737-400 (26299/2602) SP-ENB aircraft, complete with 737-4Q8. The plane made its first flight on April 6, 1994. First with Turkish Airlines, registration TC-JEK, then with Asiana Airlines, registration HL-7527. The plane was with Enter Air…

  • Mierzęcice Pyrzowice Airport. 2014

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    Karol

    Photo description: The longest and best observation deck in Poland. 2010 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman.

  • Mierzęcice Pyrzowice Airport. 2013

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    Karol

    Mierzęcice Airport began its civilian career in 1966. This was related to an attempt to use several military airports (including Babimost, Słupsk, Mierzęcice, Zegrze Pomorskie) for passenger traffic operated by LOT Polish Airlines. It should not be presumed here that other foreign carriers received access to these airports. That wasn’t the case.

  • Mierzęcice Pyrzowice Airport. 2012

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    Karol

    In the 1990s, the Polish Army did not want to get rid of the airport, counting on the reactivation of air units in the new post-communist reality. Therefore, at that time, one of the squadrons of the 11th PLM from Strachowice was transferred to the Mierzęcice Airport. In January 1989, the 2nd Fighter Aviation Squadron…

  • Mierzęcice Pyrzowice Airport. 2011

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    Karol

    After the outbreak of the Korean War and the blockade of Berlin, the Kremlin forced Poland to develop military aviation beyond the need to defend its own borders. It was decided that the Mierzęcice Airport would become the base of the 39th and 40th PLM, which are part of the 7th DLM in Krakow, Czyżyny…