Author: Karol

  • Parade in Warsaw. 2023

    On August 15, 2023, the Republic of Poland celebrated a double holiday: In the Catholic Church, August 15 is the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The second holiday celebrated on this day is the Polish Army Day, as a memory of the Miracle on the Vistula River, i.e. the defeat of…

  • US supersonic passenger aircraft. 1970-1980.

    Project Supersonic NASA Ling Temco Vought is a theoretical and research program on supersonic communication aircraft that was conducted in the 50s/60s of the 20th century. It did not end with the construction of a specific prototype, but pointed out the difficulties that stand in the way of such a concept and the ways to…

  • RWD-DWL. RWD-13. 1935

    Experimental Aviation Workshops, abbreviated as DWL, was a Polish aviation company that designed and produced aircraft under the designation RWD. The abbreviation RWD stands for the names of the constructors: Stanisław Rogalski, Stanisław Wigura and Jerzy Drzewiecki. As a time frame we can assume: December 1925 – September 1, 1939.

  • Airport in Świdwin. 2017

    Świdwin Airport is located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The airport has an EPSN code. It has geographical coordinates 53 47 25 N 15 49 39 E (53.791N 15.826E). It lies at an altitude of 116 m above sea level (381 ft), according to other data 120 m above sea level. Radio frequency info 128.5.…

  • Airport in Świdwin. 2016

    On July 1, 2010, the 21st Tactical Air Base began operating. It was created after the decision of the Minister of National Defense No. Z-31/Org./P1 of August 25, 2009. The new unit brought together the 21st Air Base, 7th ELT, 8th ELT and 40th ELT in its structures. Operationally, it is subordinated to the 1st…

  • Airport in Świdwin. 2015

    On March 22, 2006, the official handover of the 23rd BLot from the 2nd Air Defense Corps in Bydgoszcz to the 1st Tactical Aviation Brigade in Świdwin took place. The order in this case was issued on March 2, 2006. The commander of the 2nd KOP Brig. drink Tadeusz Kuziora, in short soldier words, thanked…

  • Airport in Świdwin. 2014

    On the basis of the WLOP Commander’s Order No. 0142 of August 23, 1999, regarding organizational changes in WLOP, the 8th and 40th PLM-B were disbanded and on their basis the 8th Tactical Aviation Squadron in Mirosławiec was formed. 39th Tactical Aviation Squadron in Świdwin. 40th Tactical Aviation Squadron in Świdwin. 11. Air Base in…

  • Airport in Świdwin. 2013

    In 1960, the 2nd Central Fighter Aviation Championship of WL and OPL OK was organized. The second place was won individually by pilot Ryszard Kociołowicz from the 40th PLM in Świdwin. This fact testifies to the systematic increase in the level of training of pilots and the growing combat value of the entire Regiment.

  • Airport in Świdwin. 2012

    Świdwin is the seat of the City, District and Commune. The seat of the Poviat Police Headquarters and the Poviat Fire Brigade Headquarters. The city is located in north-western Poland, in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is located on the Łobez Plateau on the Rega River, by the provincial roads: No. 151, No. 152, No.…

  • Świdnik airport. Lublin Airport. 2016

    In 2016, four years of operation of Lublin Airport, the newest commercial airport in Poland, passed. Despite the reluctance of the central authorities in Warsaw, especially the previous Masonic Government of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, the port is developing and achieving better and better economic results. In 2015, the port served 265,021 passengers.…