Author: Karol
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Babimost airport… 2009
In 1977, the first passenger connection was launched on the Warsaw-Babimost route, and a little later the Gdańsk-Babimost connection. Of course, the timetable included a connection not to Babimost, but to Zielona Góra. Passengers covered the 30 kilometers separating the airport from the center of Zielona Góra by bus. The bus ride was included in…
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Babimost airport. 2008
Babimost Airport is currently called Zielona Góra Airport. It has an IATA code – IEG and an ICAO code – EPZG. It has geographic coordinates; 52 degrees 08 minutes N latitude, 15 degrees 47 minutes E longitude, lies at an altitude of 59 m above sea level. It is located in the town of Nowe…
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Ułęż and Podlodów airports. 2016
Ułęż is a town located in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1975), in Rycki County, in the Ułęż Commune. There are two former military airports in the commune. The first one is called Ułęż Airport, located north of Ułęż, next to the DK 48 road. The second airport, called Podlodów Airport, is located in the eastern…
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Radzyń Podlaski Airport, Marynin. 2017
Radzyń Podlaski is located in the Łukowska Region, approximately 70 km north of Lublin and approximately 70 km south-west of Biała Podlaska. In the years 1975-1998 Radzyń Podlaski belonged to the Bialskopodlaskie Voivodeship. The Białka River flows through Radzyń. The average height above sea level is 140-160 m. The inhabitants of the commune earn their…
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Suchoj Su-22 M4K nb 3306. 2023r.
The outbreak of the Second Cold War at the beginning of the 1980s forced the armament of the Warsaw Pact countries. In Poland, MiG-23 MF and, for financial reasons, MiG-21 bis aircraft were introduced into fighter aviation in limited numbers. However, the real rearmament took place in fighter-bomber (assault) aviation. Both qualitatively and quantitatively. We…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 UM nb 9349. 2023
Training versions of the MiG-21 UM type 69. A total of 54 units were purchased. Delivery schedule: 1971, 3 copies on July 26, 1971. 1972, 5 copies. 1973, 9 copies. 1974, 2 copies. 1975, 1 copy. 1980, 24 copies. 1981, 10 copies. The MiG-21 UM was introduced into service in the period 1971-1981. The planes…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 U, US, UM. 2011
MiG-21 U (66-400). Delivered in May-June 1965. 6 copies of the MiG-21 U version were purchased. The planes were built in Tbilisi. MiG-21 U: Introduction 1965: They were used, among others, in; CSL Modlin. 41. PLM Malbork. 26. PLM Zegrze Pomorskie. 10. PLM Łask. End of operation 1990.
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 U, US, UM. 2010
The MiG-21 U was the first training version purchased by Poland. The plane is based on the design of the MiG-21 F-13 aircraft. Two varieties of these planes were delivered to Poland; the first 400, the second 600. They differ in the vertical tail (smaller and larger surface) and the place where the drogue parachute…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 U, US, UM. 2009
A large number of single-seat MiG-21 fighters forced Poland to purchase training versions. Poland bought three school versions; MiG-21 U, MiG-21 US, MiG-21 UM. It must be remembered that training versions of combat aircraft in CCCP have always had the ability to perform combat missions, although to a very limited extent. This was mainly due…
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Mikojan i Guriewicz MiG-21 U nb 2719. 2023
The first training version was the MiG-21 66-400 aircraft. 6 copies were purchased and manufactured in Tbilisi at CCCP. The planes were delivered in May-June 1965. Then, 5 MiG-21 U aircraft of the 66-600 variant were purchased. The planes were purchased together with single-seat MiG-21 PFM planes. MiG-21 U (66-600) aircraft from version 400 are…