Author: Karol
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13 Transport Aviation Regiment in Balice. 1963-2000.
13 PLTr was continuously based at Balice Airport near Krakow. For some people of communist orientation, the regiment had its roots in the 13th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment. Maybe yes maybe no. But to preserve the chronology of aviation history, we must write about it. The 13th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment was created, like all…
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Powidz Airport. 2009.
Powidz airport on the map of Poland. 2009 year. The work by Karol Placha Hetman
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Okęcie Airport. 2009.
Currently (2009) a district of Warsaw called Okecie is associated with an airport. But the history of Okęcie dates back to medieval times, when a settlement belonging to the parish of Służew was established here. It was inhabited by the nobility of Wierzbowa and Prus coat of arms. Then, for a long time, it became…
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Mc Donnell-Douglas – Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. 2009
317 Tally 2009-11-23. Mc Donnell-Douglas / Boeing C-17, is an American long-range military transport aircraft with unique flight characteristics. The Polish Army participates in the operation of these aircraft in Europe. Although the C-17 A Globemaster III planes do not wear Polish checkerboards, they serve the Polish Air Force and are operated by Polish airmen.…
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Tupolew Tu-154 M. 1986.
The Tupolev Tu-154 is a Russian medium-range airliner powered by three turbojet engines. The aircraft has a layout identical to that of the Boeing B-727. The plane was used in Poland in LOT Polish Airlines and in the 36th Special Air Transport Regiment in Okęcie. In Poland, the plane has an exceptionally bad reputation.
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WSK PZL Mielec PZL An-2. 1960.
The first copies of AN-2 T aircraft were sent to air transport units in 1955. The first public show of the An-2 aircraft with chessboard on the hull and wings took place from 26.08.1956 to 9.09.1956, during the exhibition of air equipment organized at the Okęcie airport, next to the airport station.
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Boeing 767-200 ER, -300 ER. 1989.
On March 14, 1980, the Iliuszyn Il-62 SP-LAA plane fell to the ground. All people on board were killed. The national carrier PLL LOT was changing the fleet. Ił-62 M planes with a completely different power unit were purchased. Unfortunately, on May 9, 1987, the Il-62 M SP-LBG fell to the ground. Again, everyone on…
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Biała Podlaska Airport. 2009
Biała Podlaska Airport is one of the larger former wax bases. Both in terms of occupied area and the number of aircraft stationed here. The airport is located in the north of the Lublin Voivodeship, a short distance from the Polish-Belarusian border, within the administrative boundaries of the city of Biała Podlaska. Is one of…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 PF. 2009.
During the development of the MiG-21 fighter, the requirements for the weapon system increased. Ultimately, the front fighter was to have the ability to combat air targets day and night in "all weather conditions". In this way, Mikojan, after several years, again gained the opportunity to build fighters immediately equipped with radar stations (radar sights).
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 F-13. 2009.
MiG-21 F-13 nb 809 No. 740809, was delivered on 1963-09-16. It served successively in 11. PLM, 40. PLM, 4. PLM, 2. PLM. It was not qualified for sale to Syria. In 1974, it was transferred to the COSSTWL center. On 1977-10-03, written down from the State of the Air Force and transferred to the Museum…