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Author: Karol

  • PZL-105 Flaming. 1989

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    Karol

    The PZL-104 "Wilga" was a very good multi-role civilian plane, also used in the army. But at the beginning of the 80’s people were looking for his successor. In 1983, a new plane was designed at PZL-Okęcie, under the supervision of MSc. Andrzej Frydrychewicz. The project was given the working name "Wilga-88", because the plane…

  • Łasku airport. 2021

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    Karol

    An important railway route Warsaw – Kalisz runs through the town of Łask. The construction of this railway line began when Poland was under partitions. The Waszawsko-Kaliska Railway was built by the Warsaw-Vienna Iron Road Joint Stock Society in the years 1900–1902. The trail was opened on November 15, 1902 as broad-gauge (1,524 mm). In…

  • Telecopy cameras in military aviation in the times of the PRL. Marek Kaiper

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    Karol

    In many state institutions of the Polish People’s Republic, including the army, there was a need to send documents by radio or by telephone lines. Various types of telecopy cameras were used for this purpose, sending photographs or drawings. In the military aviation, meteorological stations and offices received radio-broadcast synoptic maps. The staffs of tactical…

  • Słomczyn airport, Grójec poviat. 2021

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    Karol

    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…

  • Airport in Ujazd, Tomaszów county. 2021

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    Karol

    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.

  • Open barracks day at Nowy Glinnik Airport. 2012

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    Karol

    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…

  • Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Nowy Glinnik airport. 2013

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    Karol

    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…

  • Etrich Taube. 1910

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    Karol

    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…

  • Aviation Museum in Łódź. 2021

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    Karol

    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…

  • Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. 2021

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    Karol

    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…