Author: Karol
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Glider Works in Bielsko Biała. 2021
The first completely Polish glider was the SL-1 Akar glider, developed in 1922. The structure was developed and built by Adam Karpiński. The design was amateurish, but successful enough to win first and second place in the first gliding competition in 1923 in Białka near Nowy Targ. The glider was single-seat, with a frame structure,…
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Wilcze Laski airport near Szczecinek. 2021
Wilcze Laski Airport is a former military airport with typical infrastructure from the 1950s. Other common names are Borki or Okonek. The airport is located approximately 14 km south of Szczecinek, near the town of Wilcze Laski. It belongs to the military complex currently called Borne Sulinowo and is located on its eastern edge, among…
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Boeing P-8 Poseidon. 2021
The Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a multi-purpose land-based maritime aircraft. The aircraft is intended for reconnaissance, search and rescue. It can fight submarines and ships. The P-8 aircraft can be used in humanitarian operations as well as search and rescue missions. It can operate up to 41,000 ft and fly from the airport through 490…
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Siemirowice Airport. 2021
For over 50 years, the infrastructure of Siemirowice Airport has changed. It is adapted to the flying equipment used here. Recent years have brought further changes in the role to be played by Polish Maritime Aviation. New tasks (not typically combat tasks anymore), but equally important for the Republic of Poland and the Baltic Sea,…
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Airport Konarzyny, Korne, Sąpolno near Chojnice. 2021
The nomenclature of individual airports, and especially alternate airports, has caused and still causes some difficulties. It was usually the case that the airport received the name of the poviat town in which it was located. But it could also have received the name of a neighboring town, because there was a post office, or…
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Jakowlew Jak-50, Jak-52, Jak-55. 1971
In CCCP, the first aircraft that was suitable for aerobatics was the Jakowlew Jak-18 in version A (Acrobatic). The Jak-18 A was built in 1957, when the Yak-18 airframe was equipped with the AI-14 R engine. The Ivchenko AI-14 R engine is a piston, radial, 9-cylinder, air-cooled engine with a power of 162 kW (220…
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Airport in Pieniężnica. 2021
At a distance of about 1,500 m from the village of Pieniężnica, there is an area of the former military airport. Pieniężnica Airport was established in the mid-50s of the 20th century as a typical backup airport for combat regiments of the Polish Army. The layout of the take-off area was typical of airports of…
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Breguet 19. 1922
The Breguet 19 is a French combat aircraft developed as the successor to the successful Breguet 14. Originally the name Breguet 19 was written in Roman numerals; Breguet XIX. The plane served as a light bomber and reconnaissance plane, as well as a rally plane. In Poland, the most famous flight is Warsaw-Tokyo-Warsaw.
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Aviatik C.III. 1916
The only surviving Aviatik C.III plane in the world is located in Poland. The plane is number 12250/17. The plane was found in 1945 near the town of Czarnków on the Noteć River. Probably this plane and others were evacuated from the museum in Berlin so that they would not be damaged during the numerous…
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Hannover CL-II, CWL.18 Słowik. 1919
The designation of the Hannover-Roland CL-II aircraft was common only in Poland, due to the fact that they had aircraft from these two manufacturers. In other countries, the aircraft is most often called Hannover CL-II. The name CWL 18.01, CWL "Słowik" or CWL SK-1 refers to the Polish variety, which was to be mass-produced at…