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On August 30, 2008, an aviation festival was held at the airport in Mińsk Mazowiecki to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Polish Aviation. Early in the morning, the weather looked perfect for an aviation event. We arrived at the airport of the 23rd Tactical Air Base relatively early, at 8:00. Here everything…

On July 27, 2022, the press service of the 4th Air Training Wing named after Brig. pilot Witold Urbanowicz, informed that at the military airport of the 41st Air Training Base named after Maj. pilot Eugeniusz Horbaczewski in Dęblin, a farewell ceremony of the PZL TS-11 Iskra MR training aircraft from the Biało-Czerwone Iskry aerobatic…

On August 23, 2023, we had the opportunity to participate in a sightseeing flight with a Cessna C-172 Skyhawk aircraft, registration SP-ANT "Kanarek". As a side note, we will mention that the SP-ANT registration used to be carried by the PZL An-2 TD aircraft No. 1G98-64. The Cessna C-172 aircraft was bought by the Aeroclub…

For several years in Krakow, on the Vistula boulevards, there has been a viewing balloon available to everyone. The balloon is filled with helium and is a tethered balloon. During the flight, the balloon takes up to 30 people on board, including the pilot. During the flight with passengers, the balloon rises to a standard…

On August 15, 2023, the Republic of Poland celebrated a double holiday: In the Catholic Church, August 15 is the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The second holiday celebrated on this day is the Polish Army Day, as a memory of the Miracle on the Vistula River, i.e. the defeat of…

Here a few words about airports in Rome. Currently (2023) Rome has two commercial airports. The first of them was built in the town of Ciampino near Rome, in the south-eastern direction, about 15 km from the center of Rome. The date of establishment of the airport can be assumed as 1918. The airport had…

The Irish airline Ryanair, headquartered in Dublin, was founded by the Ryan family in 1985. Already in 2010, the carrier offered about 1,500 flights a day to 54 airports in 27 countries in Europe and the Mediterranean basin. In 2012, the airline carried around 78 million passengers. The carrier is also present in Poland and…

On May 5, 2023, a Polish patrol aircraft L-410 Turbolet was attacked by a Sukhoi Su-35 combat aircraft that belonged to the Moscow state. The attack took place over the Black Sea, in international waters. The Sukhoi Su-35 aircraft is another version of the Su-27 aircraft. The aircraft is a single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic aircraft designed…

The Holy Father John Paul II the Great is the greatest figure of the Polish family. There was not, is not and will not be a greater Slovincian nation. Even non-believers called John Paul II the greatest pilgrim Pope in history. During his pontificate, John Paul II made 104 international pilgrimages. He visited 129 countries…

In the period 1922 – 1924, Polish forests in Pomerania and Wielkopolska were attacked by a pest – strigonia choinówka. During this time, the pest destroyed 1/3 of the area of ​​state forests, i.e. about 150,000 hectares, of which 12% was completely destroyed. In addition, other pests appeared: the gypsy dandelion and the pine moth.