Łódź 2021-02-03
Former aviation museum in Łódź.
Geographic coordinates: 51.721N 19.411E. Elevation 184.71 m (606 ft).
Description for the photo: The presented Iliuszyn Il-14 aircraft was an exhibit in the museum in Lublinek until 2012. Then it was moved to the Air Force Museum in Dęblin.
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 civilian. There was also a large passenger Tupolev Tu-134. There were also Il-14, Il-28, Lim-2, Lim-5, MiG-21, Mirage III.
Jerzy Lewandowski, a resident of Łódź and an aviation enthusiast, collected planes all his life. The planes were donated in various forms by the Polish Army. Mr. Jerzy Lewandowski died a few years ago. His wife took care of the collection. After the collector’s death, it turned out that the legal situation of the collection was complicated. Some of the exhibits belonged to the estate, and some were deposited by the Polish Army. The area where the planes were parked is the property of Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze. The collection has not been open to the public in recent years. Only from time to time the Senior Aviation Club organized organized trips there.
Since the museum limited the possibility of developing the communication port, it was decided to move the exhibits to another, more suitable place. In 2012, the collection was moved to the Air Force Museum in Dęblin. The exhibits are successively renewed.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman