Author: Karol
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WSK Mielec Lim-5 M, Lim-6 bis. Construction. 2007
Kraków 1.05.2007 167b Section 1959.07.02. WSK Mielec ( LZR ) Lim-5 M, Lim-6 bis, Lim-6 M. Poland Fighter-attack and reconnaissance aircraft, strategic support. Construction of Lim-5 M. Currently (2007) there is no longer a single copy of Lim-5 M. All copies of the Lim-5 M series were rebuilt into Lim-6 bis aircraft. A characteristic feature…
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WSK Mielec Lim-5 M, Lim-6 bis. History. 2007
Kraków 1-05-2007 167b Section 1959.07.02. WSK Mielec ( LZR ) Lim-5 M, Lim-6 bis, Lim-6 M ( MR ). Poland Fighter-attack and direct support reconnaissance aircraft. History of Lim-5 M. 1959 History Lim-5 M. 1959 The development of nuclear weapons changed military doctrines. The role of piston attack aircraft was decreasing. There was no successor…
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WSK Mielec MiG-17, Lim-5, Lim-5 P. Tally. 1956
Kraków 1.05.2007 Section 1956.05.25. WSK Mielec MiG-17, Lim-5, Lim-5 P. Tally. 1956 Poland. The list includes all Lim-5 and Lim-5 P aircraft manufactured and operated in Poland. Fighters. 1-12 MiG-17 PF, Second half of 1955. Purchased from CCCP. As part of the UW, a pursuit unit (independent squadron) was established at the Bemowo airport. 12…
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WSK Mielec MiG-17, Lim-5, Lim-5 P. Construction. 1956
Kraków 1.05.2007 WSK Mielec MiG-17, Lim-5, Lim-5 P. Construction. 1956 140 Section 1956.05.25. Poland. Fighter aircraft. Lim-5 design. The aircraft is a consistent development of the MiG-15 bis ( Lim-2 ) design, which received primarily a new power unit equipped with an afterburner, which its predecessors did not have. The entire aircraft layout was retained,…
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WSK Mielec MiG-17, Lim-5, Lim-5 P. History. 1956
Kraków 1.05.2007 140 Section 1956.05.25. WSK Mielec MiG-17, Lim-5, Lim-5 P. History. 1956 Poland. Fighter aircraft. History of the purchase of the MiG-17 1955. The political situation had barely been brought under control, ending the bloody war in Korea, and already in the mid-1950s, it flared up again politically and militarily in Europe. On May…
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WSK LZR Bydgoszcz SB Lim-1/2. Tally. 1958
Kraków 2007-03-20 153b Section 1958-01-01 OKB Mikojan MiG-15 UTI 1953-01-23 LZR Bydgoszcz SB Lim-1/2 1958-01-01 Poland Tally MiG-15 UTI. The first batch of 4 aircraft delivered on 1951-07-30, to the airport in Bemowo. These were used aircraft. They had numbers 104-11, 104-23, 104-24, 104-25. MiG-15 UTI. Another 16 MiG-15 UTI aircraft were delivered by the…
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WSK LZR Bydgoszcz SB Lim-1/2. Construction. 1958
Kraków 2007-03-20 153b Section 1958-01-01 OKB Mikojan MiG-15 UTI 1953-01-23 LZR Bydgoszcz SB Lim-1/2 1958-01-01 Construction SB Lim-1/2 Construction MiG-15 UTI, SB Lim-1 /2 / 1 A / 2 A / 2 M. SB Lim-2 is a multi-role fighter aircraft. Designed for training, combat missions (combating air and ground targets in conditions of target visibility),…
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WSK LZR Bydgoszcz SB Lim-1/2. History. 1958
Kraków 2007-03-20 153b Section 1958-01-01 OKB Mikojan MiG-15 UTI 1953-01-23 LZR Bydgoszcz SB Lim-1/2 1958-01-01 Poland History MiG-15 UTI At the end of July, probably on July 30, 1951, the first 4 MiG-15 UTI trainers landed at the Warsaw Bemowo airport, and their numbers were; 104-11, 104-23, 104-24, 104-25. By the end of 1952, we…
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Anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-57-2. 2025.
Warszawa 2025-04-05 Anti-aircraft self-propelled gun ZSU-57-2. The ZSU-57-2 PLOT gun is self-propelled, on a tracked chassis. The prototype of the vehicle was developed in 1955. Production was carried out in the period 1955-1960. 2,023 units were produced. After World War II, a fascination with missile weapons, radars and nuclear weapons took hold. Analysts predicted that…
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ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. 2025.
Warszawa 2025-04-05 ZSU-23-4 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. ZSU-23-4 is a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, tracked. Produced by Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant. Crew of 4 soldiers. About 6,500 units were built. The vehicle is equipped with a W-6R diesel engine, which is 4-stroke. Additionally, the vehicle has a DG4M-1 gas turbine, with a power of 280 HP, which…