Category: Squadrons

In 1987, the 39th PLM was disbanded. Operational MiG-21 PFM aircraft were transferred to the 10th PLM in Łask. Some MiG-21 PF aircraft in the spotlight of cameras were cut for scrap at the beginning of 1990 as a unilateral reduction of armaments. The airport area in Mierzęcice also became a non-permanent base for decommissioned…

Jak-23 nb 16. 2008 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

Emblem of the 41st ELT on the MiG-29 aircraft. 2010 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

On January 1, 2001, as a result of the restructuring of the Air Force and Air Defense, two military units were established in place of the 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment (1. PLM): First – 23rd Air Base – a logistics unit that took over the economic property of the 1st Regiment . The second -…

13 PLTr was continuously based at Balice Airport near Krakow. For some people of communist orientation, the regiment had its roots in the 13th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment. Maybe yes maybe no. But to preserve the chronology of aviation history, we must write about it. The 13th Independent Transport Aviation Regiment was created, like all…

The transition of Polish aviation to a peacekeeping organization after the end of the war ended at the end of 1949. It consisted of only three fighter regiments, three assault regiments, one bomber regiment and one transport regiment. These forces were disproportionately small in relation to the area of the country, therefore, planners from the…

In early 1968, there was another reorganization of aviation. Operational Aviation was combined with the Aviation Inspectorate to create DWLot (air force command) based in Poznań. As a result, regiments were moved and new ones were appointed. It was also a period in the Polish Army when the numbering and naming of "time of peace"…

Description of the photo: Su-22 M 4 K 8511/28511 was the 73rd plane bought by Poland. The plane was acquired in 1986. The plane was used in Powidz. The renovation was carried out in 1994-08-02. In 2006, the plane was out of service. In 2008, the plane was brought to the Museum in Drzonów.

The history of the fighter regiment at the airport in Krzesiny near Poznań began in 1954. The regiment functioned in the country’s air defense system. The regiment used the latest planes that were delivered to Poland from CCCP. The regiment was transformed several times. In 1994, the regiment was re-converted and lost the name of…

In 1955, the Warsaw Pact was established. Therefore, an organizational change of the Polish Military Aviation turned out to be necessary. On April 30, 1956, the Chief of Staff of the Polish Armed Forces ordered the commander of the Air Force and Anti-Aircraft Defense of the National Area to form the 45th Fighter Aviation Regiment…