Author: Karol

  • Suchoj Su-22. 1985

    1 Su-22 UM 3 K 001/17532369001 1987. – First came to Powidza to 7 PLB-R. Used in the 8th PLM-B, and since 2000, in the 8th ELT in Mirosławiec. The main renovation ended 1994-03-14. In 2009, it was still used in the 8th ELT. In 2019, it was set up as a monument in Mirosławiec.

  • The 303 Squadron Museum named after Lt. pilot Jan Zumbach. 2021

    On September 1, 2018, in the town of Napoleon, in the Lipie commune, Kłobuck poviat, the official opening of the aviation museum "303 Squadron" Lt. Col. pil. Jan Zumbach ". The museum is located 39 km from Częstochowa, in the north-west direction. The museum is in the educational offer of the National Education Bureau of…

  • Antidotum Air Show. 2021

    On June 18-19, 2021 (Friday, Saturday) at the Strzyżewice EPLS airport in Leszno, in the gliding capital of Poland, an event called Antidotum Air Show took place. The main organizer was Aeroklub Leszczyński. The organizers deserve congratulations and thanks. There was a great atmosphere at the show. There was a lot of excitement. Even the…

  • Caudron Renault CR 714 C1 Cyclone. 2021

    Société Anonyme des Avions Caudron was founded in 1909 by brothers Gaston and René Caudron. In the first years, the G.1 and G.2 planes were built. At the outbreak of World War II, the G.2 and G.3 planes were introduced to the French observation squadrons. More airplanes were built that were light, easy to build…

  • 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment in Krzesiny. 1994 – 2000

    The 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment in Krzesiny was established in 1994 as a result of the transformation of the 62nd Fighter Aviation Regiment and supplementation with equipment and personnel from the disbanded units: 3. PLM in Wrocław, 32. PLM in Sochaczew. It was a time when the Polish Army was waiting for new, Western multi-role…

  • WSK Mielec Lim-1, MiG-15. 2010

    Zmontowano go pośpiesznie, aby zdążyć na defiladę w dniu 22 lipca. Pierwszy lot wykonano 17.07.1952r. a pilotem był major pilot Eugeniusz Pniewski. W dniu 27.09.1952r. dostarczony do 13 PLM Bemowo. Następnie używany w 59 PSz-B Biała Podlaska. W dniu 10.08.1961r. podczas podchodzenia do lądowania nagle samolot zanurkował i uderzył w ziemię. Ppor Włodzimierz Wierzba zginął.

  • WSK Mielec Lim-1, MiG-15. 2009

    Swept-wings, 37 degrees on the leading edge, raise negative -2 degrees, wedge angle 1 degree. A symmetric profile (next to fuselage) CAGI S-10s, 9% thick, and (at the end of the wing) CAGI SR-3-12, with a relative thickness of 12%. Single-girder carrying structure with rear auxiliary girder. Working cover with a thickness of 1 mm…

  • WSK Mielec Lim-2, MiG-15 bis. 2010

    On 1956-11-23, the production of LIM-2 aircraft was completed in WSK PZL-Mielec. 530 copies of LIM-2 aircraft were built. Other sources give the number of 496 LIM-2 aircraft. This difference may result from the number of contracted aircraft and built. Keep in mind that the production of LIM-5 aircraft has already been prepared in WSL-Mielec.…

  • WSK Mielec Lim-2, MiG-15 bis. 2009

    PZL LIM-2 airplane is a one-way, single-engine front fighter, built in a classic layout. According to contemporary nomenclature, this is also a combat multi-purpose plane; It captures air targets, attacks ground objects, conducts recognition and serves to train. Middle-free. The half-component, metal structure, mainly used Duralumin D16-T, and in important places the steel of 30CHGSA.

  • WSK Mielec Lim-5 M, Lim-6 bis. 2009

    The LIM-6 BIS plane was a very successful plane of Field Fields and Fire Support. It was created on the basis of the PZL Lim-5 aircraft, initially as LIM-5 M, and ultimately in the LIM-6 BIS version. The plane was purely Polish construction, developed by Polish engineers and technicians working in various factories and research…