Author: Karol
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PZL I-22 Iryda nb 301 in Mielec. 2022.
But the political atmosphere around the plane was unfavorable. In 2008, the Polish government, formed by the Civic Platform party and the Polish People’s Party, sent 16 PZL I-22 Iryda training and combat aircraft for scrap. When the planes were taken from Mielec to Kutno, the inhabitants of Mielec felt like they were at a…
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PZL TS-11 Iskra bis D No. W1741 in Indian colors. 2022.
The interest of foreign countries in the Polish TS-11 Iskra plane was high. Especially the so-called third world countries. Already in the first half of 1972, the military delegation of the Republic of Iran visited, among others, WOSL in Dęblin, showing particular interest in the TS-11 training plane.
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A new exhibit in Czyżyny. Mikhail Mil Mi-24. 2022.
The first countries to buy Mi-24 A helicopters were: Ethiopia, Algeria, Libya, Vietnam and Afghanistan. But these helicopters had little combat value. Only the modernized version of the Mi-24 D, adopted by the Red Army in 1976, gained recognition in the Warsaw Pact countries. The Mi-24 D helicopters were bought in 1982 by the Hungarian…
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Mierzęcice Pyrzowice airport. 2022.
The Zawiercie – Tarnowskie Góry railway route was built in stages. In 1937, in free Poland, the section Zawiercie – Poręba, 8.10 km long, was first created. Soon the trail was extended to Siewierz by another 6.70 km. The line was single-track. The trail served the goods traffic of nearby workplaces. The line to Tarnowskie…
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Mierzęcice Pyrzowice airport. 2021.
Although in its history, the Mierzęcice Pyrzowice airport had even three runways, the most important was RWY in the east-west direction. The runway was mainly used by the fighter planes of the 39th Fighter Aviation Regiment stationed here, and later the future era of commercial aviation that continues to the present (2022).
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The new exhibit in Czyżyny. Lockheed F-104 S nb MM-6876. 2008.
In total, approximately 2,500 Lockheed F-104 Starfighters of various versions were produced, which served in the aviation of 15 countries: Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Japan, Jordan, Canada, Germany, Norway, Pakistan, Taiwan, Turkey, the USA and Italy. Licensed production was started by Canadair in Canada (CF-104), Mitsubishi in Japan (F-104 J) and Italy. In…
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Marine Aviation Squadron in Puck. 1920-1939.
After the Great World War, access to the sea was granted to the Restored Republic of Poland. On February 10, 1920, Poland took over a section of the sea coast which, together with the Hel Spit, was 140 km long, the economically neglected coast of the Baltic Sea. On February 10, 1920, General Józef Haller,…
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IL Okęcie WSK Mielec TS-8 Bies P-1. 2021.
TS-8 Bies is a training aircraft used in the Polish Army. The plane was constructed by engineer Tadeusz Sołtyk. The aircraft was intended mainly for the training of military pilots, as a transition machine between basic training machines and turbojet-powered two-seater airplanes. The TS-8 Bies was the first all-metal aircraft constructed in Poland after the…
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WSK PZL Świdnik SM-1 SP-SAD. 2021.
On January 19, 2021, the PZL WSK Świdnik SM-1 SP-SAD helicopter returned to the Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow after renovation. The renovation was performed by the Feniks Reco company, which operates in Nowy Sącz. The helicopter has the serial number 101003 and registration SP-SAD. It is the third serial copy built in Świdnik. The…