Author: Karol
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Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą Airport. 2015.
In the New Town on Pilica, at Warszawska Street, which is part of the Provincial Road No. 728, a Lim-5 fighter plane was erected on a pedestal, which reminds of the city’s aviation traditions. The aircraft is a Lim-5 nb 5058 No. 1C03-09. The plane was built at PZL WSK Mielec in the first half…
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Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą Airport. 2013.
In 1958, a new stage in the reorganization of aviation education in Poland began. The new, modern equipment required a different, significantly expanded supply and security system. In the new assumptions, the cadet was to receive a larger raid during the 3-year training. The young pilot was to leave the university walls with a total…
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Airport in Mirosławiec. 2012.
The formation of the 8th Assault Aviation Regiment began at the turn of September and October 1944, on the premises of CCCP, near Kharkiv at the Volchansk airfield. The date of formation was assumed to be October 12, 1944. (According to other sources, December 10, 1944).
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12 The Base of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. 2015.
After the ferrying of Suchoj Su-22 planes from Mirosławiec to Świdwin, the airport in Mirosławiec was only the 12th Airport Command and was a backup airport for planes based in nearby Świdwin. As the Polish Army adopted a new technique in the form of unmanned aerial vehicles, the airport in Mirosławiec was selected as their…
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Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-29 for Ukraine. 2022.
On February 27, 2022 (Sunday), the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (i.e. the head of EU diplomacy), Josep Borrell, announced that EU foreign ministers agreed to send EUR 450 million in military aid for offensive weapons to Ukraine . During this press conference in Brussels, Josep Borrell said…
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Aviation training in Poland. 1991-2010.
In 1994, the Technical School in Zamość was closed. That is why the Air Force Engineering Training Center in Oleśnica and the Air Force Technical School in Zamość created the Aviation and Engineering Training Center in Oleśnica. As the only school of this type in Poland, it seemed to have a guaranteed stable and secure…
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Aviation training in Poland. 1946-1950.
The process of organizing the Aviation School in a new location, after moving from Zamość to Warsaw, took a long time. From July 1945 to April 1946. The school occupied the barracks of the pre-war artillery regiment. The brick buildings were built in the 1930s and were relatively new. Although the barracks were partially destroyed,…
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Witnica airport. 2022.
The area between the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski and the city of Kostrzyn nad Odrą is one of the most interesting in Greater Poland. The distance between the town of Gorzów Wielkopolski and the town of Kostrzyn nad Odrą is 45 km. The area administratively belongs to the Lubuskie Voivodeship. This is where the Warta…
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Aviation training in Poland. 1922-1939.
The name Dęblin appeared on the occasion of the French Pilot School and the description of schools in Grudziądz. Why Dęblin? The Mokotowskie airport was too tight for such a large number of air units. After considering various variants of the new location of the Aviation School, Dęblin was chosen. The main selection criterion was…
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Aviation training in Poland. 1921-1922.
Description of the photo: The LVG B.II training plane was used at the School in Toruń in the first years of its operation. The aircraft was developed in 1917. Basic T-T data: Span 14.00 m. Length 9.00 m. Take-off weight 1,100 kg. Top speed 100 km / h. Range 300 km. 6-cylinder in-line Mercedes D…