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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…

On September 1, 2018, in the town of Napoleon, in the Lipie commune, Kłobuck poviat, the official opening of the aviation museum "303 Squadron" Lt. Col. pil. Jan Zumbach ". The museum is located 39 km from Częstochowa, in the north-west direction. The museum is in the educational offer of the National Education Bureau of…

The idea of the "Papal Train" had its source in the idea of the "Papal Route". On April 2, 2005, at 21:37, John Paul II the Great, the greatest of the Slavic family, died in the Vatican, the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. After the departure of John Paul II to the Father’s house,…

The development of iron railways in Polish lands was very dynamic and similar as in most countries of Western Europe. In Kraków, the construction of the railway station and the railway line from Silesia was planned in the 30-year-old centers. In the first assumptions, the railway station was to arise in Łobzów, outside of the…

On August 24, 2012, at the Nowy Glinnik Airport, another day of open barracks was organized and the ground army aviation holiday. The ceremony began at 09.00 a.m. Mass in the Garrison Church. Then a commemorative plaque was unveiled in memory of Sergeant Zbigniew Biskup, who died on December 22, 2011 as one of the…