Author: Karol
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Płoty-Makowice Airport. 2009
The airport is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, only 5 km from the center of Płoty. The airport was a wax airfield, but no combat air force was stationed there. During the period of the Warsaw Pact, it was an alternate airport with partial infrastructure, and currently (2009) it is put up for sale…
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IL Okęcie WSK Mielec TS-8 Bies. 1955
TS-8 Bies is a training aircraft used in the Polish Army. On July 23, 1955, the TS-8 plane with the serial number P-1 made its first flight from the Okęcie airport. 242 units were produced. The TS-8 is a single-engine, two-seater, low wing, retractable undercarriage. The plane was developed at the Institute of Aviation in…
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Sochaczew-Bielice Airport. 2009.
The Sochaczew-Bielice airport is a military airport entered in the register under the code EPSO. The geographic coordinates are; width 52.11 N length 20.17 E. It is situated at the height of 79 – 92 m above sea level. It covers an area of 660 hectares and is therefore one of the largest in Poland.…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 MF nr 969107 renewed. 2009.
The aircraft was operated in the 10th Fighter Aviation Regiment, and then in the 10th Tactical Aviation Squadron in Łask. The gold-colored plane became the showpiece of the unit and the personal plane of the commander, Lt. Col. Dariusz Pacek. In 2007, the plane found its way to the museum in Czyżyny, where it always…
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11 Fighter Aviation Regiment in Debrzno. 1950-1967
The transition of Polish aviation to a peacekeeping organization after the end of the war ended at the end of 1949. It consisted of only three fighter regiments, three assault regiments, one bomber regiment and one transport regiment. These forces were disproportionately small in relation to the area of the country, therefore, planners from the…
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9 Fighter Aviation Regiment in Debrzno and in Zegrze Pomorskie. 1952-2000
In early 1968, there was another reorganization of aviation. Operational Aviation was combined with the Aviation Inspectorate to create DWLot (air force command) based in Poznań. As a result, regiments were moved and new ones were appointed. It was also a period in the Polish Army when the numbering and naming of "time of peace"…
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Balice Airport. 2009
The full name of the airport is Kraków Airport. John Paul II and the 8th Transport Aviation Base. It is also an international airport and a military transport aviation base. Geographic coordinates: 50°04’40" N 19°47’05" E and 241 m above sea level. Tower: 118.100MHz. The airport has an IATA code: KRK, ICAO code: EPKK.
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6 Tactical Aviation Squadron in Powidz, then in Krzesiny. 2000-2008.
Description of the photo: Su-22 M 4 K 8511/28511 was the 73rd plane bought by Poland. The plane was acquired in 1986. The plane was used in Powidz. The renovation was carried out in 1994-08-02. In 2006, the plane was out of service. In 2008, the plane was brought to the Museum in Drzonów.
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Iliuszyn Ił-62, Ił-62 M. 1972.
Iliuszyn The Ił-62 is a passenger and transport aircraft used by LOT Polish Airlines in the 70/80 years. The aircraft was built at OKB Iliuszyn by illegally copying the British Vickers VC-10 aircraft. The Iliuszyn Ił-62 plane has never been in the state of the Polish Military Aviation, but it has performed flights for the…
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Tragedy Ił-62 M SP-LBG on 1987-05-09
The long-range turbojet Ił-62 M SP-LBG Tadeusz Kościuszko was purchased from the CCCP’s group of seven aircraft of this type and was delivered in 1984. The flight time until the crash was 6,971 hours. The aircraft made 1,752 landings. Planned service life of 30,000 hours, with major inspections every 10,000 hours.