Author: Karol
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The tragedy of PZL-37 Łoś on 20.06.1938. Ignacy Kasprzyk. 2024.
Kraków 2024-12-12 Ignacy Kasprzyk. The PZL-37 Łoś crash on June 20, 1938. Ignacy Kasprzyk was born in Płoki on December 3, 1909. At that time, Płoki was in the Austrian partition and was subject to the Free City of Kraków. Father Józef, mother Honorata. Ignacy Kasprzyk graduated from primary school, and then vocational school in…
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Mr. Teofil Lenartowicz. 2024
Kraków 2024-12-31 In memory of Mr. Teofil Lenartowicz. At the age of 96, on December 20, 2024, Mr. Teofil Lenartowicz passed away to the Blue Squadron. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend and colleague. Mass for the deceased – December 27, 2024, at 11:00, in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Częstochowa at…
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Airbus A-220-300. 2024
Kraków 2024-12-10 Airbus A-220-300. The Airbus A-220 is a commercial aircraft with a medium number of passenger seats and medium range. The aircraft is built in a classic layout; narrow-body, low-wing, classic aircraft tail, powered by two turbofan engines. The aircraft uses American Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines, which have a gear. The aircraft was…
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Embraer E-170E2/190E2/195E2. 2024
Warszawa 2024-12-10 Embraer E-170E2 / 190E2 / 195E2. Embraer E-Jet family aircraft consisting of E-170/175/190/195 aircraft received many orders and were well received by passengers. Their production allowed the manufacturer to take third place in the world in the production of commercial aircraft, after Boeing and Airbus. Since 2010, Embraer has been working on improving…
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Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-21 UM nb 9233. 2024
Mińsk Mazowiecki 2024-12-09 Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-21 UM nb 9233. Supersonic trainer aircraft used in the Polish Army. History. The large number of single-seat MiG-21 fighters forced Poland to purchase trainer versions. Poland purchased three trainer versions; MiG-21 U, MiG-21 US, MiG-21 UM. It must be remembered that the training versions of combat aircraft in…
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KAI FA-50 in Poland. 2024
Mińsk Mazowiecki 2024-12-07 KAI FA-50 light combat aircraft. The preliminary agreement for the purchase of KAI FA-50 aircraft was concluded on July 27, 2022. On September 16, 2022, in Mińsk Mazowiecki, with the participation of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda and the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak,…
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Suchoj Su-22 M4K nb 4605. 2024
Mińsk Mazowiecki 2024-12-06 OKB Suchoj Su-22 M 4 K nb 4605. Supersonic fighter-bomber, with variable wing geometry. The outbreak of the Second Cold War, in the early 80s of the 20th century, forced the Warsaw Pact countries to rearm. In Poland, the fighter aviation was equipped with MiG-23 MF aircraft, in limited quantities, and, for…
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General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. 2024
Mińsk Mazowiecki 2024-12-06 General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper. BAL stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper is an American combat unmanned aerial vehicle designed for long-distance flights at high altitudes. The name “Reaper” means “Żniwiarz” in Polish. The MQ-9 Reaper aircraft made its first flight on February 2, 2001. It was introduced into…
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Mińsk Mazowiecki Air Show. 2024
Mińsk Mazowiecki 2024-12-06 Mińsk Mazowiecki Air Show. On June 8, 2024, at the airport in Janów, near Mińsk Mazowiecki, the Air Picnic took place. The event was held as part of the celebration of the 23rd Tactical Air Base named after Lieutenant Colonel Pilot Jan Zumbach. The picnic lasted from 9:00 to 15:00. The weather…
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WSK PZL Mielec Lim-2 nb 1527. 2024
Andrychów 2024-12-02 WSK PZL Mielec Lim-2 nb 1527. Geographic coordinates: 49.855N 19.348E. Elevation 339 m (1112.20 ft). In Andrychów at the intersection of Krakowska Street (national road No. 28) and Włókniarzy Street, a Lim-2 nb 1527 aircraft stands on a metal structure. But in reality it is a shell, which is composed of four different…