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  • Parade in Warsaw. 2023

    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…

  • Flight Ciampino – Balice. 2023

    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…

  • Flight Balice – Ciampino. 2023

    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…

  • Attack of the Sukhoi Su-35 combat aircraft on the Polish L-410 patrol aircraft. 2023

    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…

  • Pilgrimages of John Paul II to Poland. 2023.

    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…

  • The first agricultural planes in Poland. 1922.

    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.

  • Passenger on the plane. 2022.

    Although all travelers are traveling in the same vehicle; by ship, train or plane, there have always been and will always be different classes. The richer ones will be able to afford the first class. The company will pay the passenger for the business class, and the rest will fly in the economy (tourist) class…

  • Nowotarski Aero Club. Sightseeing flight. 2022.

    On October 14, 2022, we had the opportunity to participate in a sightseeing flight with the Cessna C-172 Skyhawk, registration SP-ANT "Kanarek". As an aside, we mention that the PZL An-2 TD aircraft No. 1G98-64 once carried the SP-ANT registration. The Cessna C-172 plane was purchased by the Aero Club in Nowy Targ in July…

  • Airplanes at the Agricultural Museum in Szreniawa. 2022.

    The Agrolotnictwo exposition has the largest exhibits in the museum, but not the heaviest. Nine original aircraft are on display in the museum. Most of them were produced and operated in Poland, Europe, Africa, South and North America. There are planes and one helicopter in the open exhibition. All exhibits are in the original colors…

  • Airplanes at the Agricultural Museum in Szreniawa. 2021.

    The Agrolotnictwo exposition has the largest exhibits in the museum, but not the heaviest. Nine original aircraft are on display in the museum. Most of them were produced and operated in Poland, Europe, Africa, South and North America. There are planes and one helicopter in the open exhibition. All exhibits are in the original colors…