Author: Karol
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Słomczyn airport, Grójec poviat. 2021
Słomczyn is a small village near Grójec. It is 6 km from Słomczyn to Grójec, and 50 km to Warsaw. A long time ago, there was a military airport in Słomczyn. Now Słomczyn is known from the largest stock exchange in Poland. It used to be a car market, and now (2021) it is the…
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Airport in Ujazd, Tomaszów county. 2021
Ujazd airport was founded by the German army during the occupation of Poland in 1941, i.e. in the year when brothers; the Germans and Russians looked at each other. Although it is equally probable that this area was included in the plans of the Polish Army in 1938 as an airport planted.
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Open barracks day at Nowy Glinnik Airport. 2012
On August 24, 2012, at the Nowy Glinnik Airport, another day of open barracks was organized and the ground army aviation holiday. The ceremony began at 09.00 a.m. Mass in the Garrison Church. Then a commemorative plaque was unveiled in memory of Sergeant Zbigniew Biskup, who died on December 22, 2011 as one of the…
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Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Nowy Glinnik airport. 2013
After the disbandment of the 66th LPSz at the Tomaszów Mazowiecki Airport, the 2nd Security Battalion was created. It was subordinate to the 60th Radom Air School Regiment. The airport was used mainly by the 3rd School Squadron under the command of Lt. dipl. pil. Zenon Mackiewicz. This state of affairs continues until the end…
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Etrich Taube. 1910
The Etrich Taube is the most popular Austrian and German aircraft from the period before the Great World War. The constructor of the aircraft was Igo Etrich. The word Tauube means pigeon. The aircraft was manufactured in many plants, including Aviata (at least 1 piece). These planes were also known as Rumpler Taube, from the…
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Aviation Museum in Łódź. 2021
There was a private aviation museum in Lublinek in Łódź, at Pilska Street. About 30 exhibits are collected there. There were planes and helicopters, military and civilian. Several extremely rare pieces. One of them was the large Mil Mi-6 helicopter. It was one of three helicopters of this type used in Poland, both military and…
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Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. 2021
Description to the photo: The unarmed Mil Mi-17 helicopters were brought to Poland in 1989. In WZL No. 1, two of them were modified to the Mi-17AE (Aero Evacuation) version, i.e. medical evacuation of soldiers from the battlefield. One of these helicopters was the Mi-17 AE Nr 106M06, Nb 606, the helicopter was in stock…
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Kętrzyn – Wilamowo Airport. 2013
Only after the socio-economic transformations of 1989, local authorities began to carry out an inventory of the so-called "Regained Territories". Official letters regarding the legal owner of Kętrzyn Airport started circulating. The Ministry of National Defense completely got rid of the rights to the facility. The Kętrzyn Commune, as the sole owner, put the airport…
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Airport in Gdańsk-Rębiechowo. Rail. 2021
Photo description: The Ty23 series steam locomotive was a Polish heavy steam locomotive, which was developed by Polish engineers and produced in the period 1923 – 1934. Ty23 means a freight locomotive with the "y" axle arrangement, which was approved in 1923. The axis system is 1’E, i.e. 1-5-0 (oOOOOO), and the Polish designation is…