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Aviation products WSK PZL Mielec. 1939-1996

In 1977, Polskie Zakłady Lotnicze concluded an agreement for the license construction of the Piper PA-34 Seneca, known as the PZL M-20 Mewa, in Poland. In addition to the PZL license, they also established cooperation with the Piper Aircraft Company in the design of a new short-range passenger plane, known as a regional plane. The…

The An-2 planes were very much needed by the Russians. However, they had no processing capacity. Their factories were charged with the production of combat aircraft. The Russians, looking for a new factory for the production of An-2 planes, held talks with both Poland and the GDR (German Democratic Republic) and Czechoslovakia. The choice of…

In the early 1950s, Eng. Eugeniusz Stankiewicz developed a training plane intended for training pilots and towing gliders, designated as PZL S-3 Kania. The plane was built in 1951, but was not allowed to operate, and the prototype built at the Warsaw Aero Club airport was finally destroyed. However, in 1956, the Communication Equipment Factory…

In 1948, a seven-year plan for the development of military aviation for the period 1949-1955 was developed in Poland. These plans included the acquisition of new fighter planes driven by future-oriented turbojet engines. Since Poland was relentlessly falling into the zone of influence of the new occupant, only the Soviet Union could be the only…

The next year 2020 started successfully for PLL LOT. On January 25, 2020, it was announced that PLL LOT will take over the largest German holiday airline, Condor. The transaction was to be finalized by the end of April 2020. Thanks to this transaction, PGL (Polska Grupa Lotnicza) was to grow almost twice. There was…

Buzz was founded on the basis of Ryanair Sun in 2017, constantly remaining part of the Ryanair Holdings plc group. On April 3, 2018, the carrier received the AOC certificate granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. The company works for tour operators. Buzz flights are carried out by Boeing B.737-800 and Boeing B.737 MAX 200…

NATO Days military demonstrations in Ostrava, Czech Republic in 2021, took place on September 18-19, 2021. But a few days earlier, occasional meetings had already been held. Airships and weapons from land units were arriving. Objectively, there were fewer planes, helicopters and ground force equipment at the event than in previous years. However, there was…

The Museum of the White Eagle is one of the best military museums. The facility is a major tourist attraction in the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. The museum exhibits part of its collections in a historical building and the rest in an open space of over 1.5 hectares.

On July 31, 2021, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the 42nd Air Training Base, the garrison’s command decided to organize a military picnic. The event was held under the patronage of the Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak. Admission for participants was free. The picnic lasted from 10:00 am…