Author: Karol

  • Airport in Tarnogród near Biłgoraj. 2023

    Tarnogród is a small town located in the Lublin Voivodeship, in its southern part, in the Biłgoraj district, by the provincial road No. 835 Przeworsk – Sieniawa – Tarnogród – Biłgoraj. From Tarnogrod to: Rzeszów is 75 km, Przemyśl is 78 km, Lublin is 106 km, Krakow is 225 km, Warsaw is 267 km.

  • 4th Training Aviation Wing. 2008-…

    The 4th Training Aviation Wing was formed on October 14, 2008. The patron of the tactical union is Brigade General Pilot Witold Urbanowicz (since January 27, 2011). On December 31, 2009, the commemorative badge of the 4th Training Aviation Wing was introduced, and on April 18, 2011, the recognition badge of the 4th Training Aviation…

  • 3rd Transport Aviation Wing. 2009-…

    On April 1, 2007, the 3rd Transport Aviation Wing was established. The patron of the tactical union was Colonel Pilot Bolesław Orliński, who became famous for his flight on the route Warsaw – Tokyo – Warsaw. On August 15, 2011, the unit received the banner. Unit Day is celebrated on June 1 each year. The…

  • 1st Tactical Air Wing. 2009-…

    Already in 2006, when the Lockheed Martin F-16 Jastrząb aircraft were introduced to the armament of the Polish Air Force, it was decided to gather the remaining combat units that were armed with MiG-29 and Su-22 aircraft under one commander. MiG-21 aircraft were withdrawn in 2003. This is how the 1st Tactical Air Brigade was…

  • Airport in Polska Nowa Wieś near Opole. 2023.

    The Polska Nowa Wieś airport is the airport of the Opole Aeroclub. Address: Opole Aeroclub, ul. Ozimska 71 D, 45-368 Opole. The landing field is ground. Two RWYs were designated on it. The first RWY with dimensions of 650 m x 100 m, in the direction of 13 / 31 (127° – 307°). The second…

  • Bednary Airport near Poznań. 2009.

    The airport is located in the small town of Bednary, in the Pobiedziska Commune, Wielkopolska Province. Despite the short distance from Poznań (about 30 km), access to it is difficult. Bednary is not located on any important trade route. There are also no railways there. Access only by municipal roads. Bednary Airport is located on…

  • Olsztyn Airport, Dajtki. 2023.

    Olsztyn Dajtki Airport belongs to the Warmian-Masurian Aeroclub. The airport has the ICAO code – EPOD and the IATA code – QYO. The airport is located in the city of Olsztyn in the DAJTKI district, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship, in the Olsztyn Lake District. It is about 5,000 m from the airport to the city…

  • Airport in Szymanów near Wrocław. 2023.

    The patron of the Wrocław Aeroclub is colonel pilot Bolesław Orliński – a Polish military, sports and experimental pilot, who was awarded the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Order. The flying club was founded in the second half of 1945, just after the end of the Second World War and the arrival of the…

  • Marcinkowice Airport near Oława. 2023.

    The Treaty of Versailles, which ended the bloody Great World War, forbade the Germans to have military aviation. The problem was that the victorious countries were unable to enforce the Treaty of Versailles. In 1933, in Germany, Hitler was legally elected chancellor, the future world thug. On February 26, 1935, Hitler signed a decree establishing…

  • Airport in Kruszyn near Włocławek. 2023.

    Włocławek – Kruszyn Airport was sometimes called Nowa Wieś Airport, but due to many places with this name, the name Kruszyn has become established. Włocławek – Kruszyn Airport is a civil airport managed by the Włocławek Aeroclub, located in the village of Kruszyn, in the immediate vicinity of the A1 motorway, 11 km from the…