Author: Karol
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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…
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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 MiG-21 aircraft were withdrawn in 2003.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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Airport in Watorowo near Chełmno. 2023
Watorowo Airport is primarily a flight training center in the Chełmno Land. The resort is named Adriana Aviation. The center was established in 1992, and its owners advertise the center in Watorowo as the oldest Aviation Training and Services Center in Poland.
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Cirrus Aircraft SR22 Carbon. 2023.
The Cirrus Aircraft SR22 tourist plane is a single-engine, four- or five-seater composite aircraft developed in 2001 by Cirrus Aircraft from Duluth, Minnesota, USA. The aircraft is a development of the Cirrus SR20 design, in which the wing was enlarged, fuel tanks were enlarged and a more powerful 310 hp (231 kW) piston engine was…