Category: Squadrons

The 2nd Tactical Aviation Brigade (2. BLT) was a tactical aviation unit of the Polish Army in the period 1997 – 2009. The unit operated as Unit 3091. The unit was formed by order of the Ministry of National Defense of November 24, 1997. Poznań was designated as the stationing place. The 2nd Tactical Aviation…

Jak-40 nb 044. 2012 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

The 3rd Transport and Liaison Aviation Squadron in Wrocław was established in May 1999, as Unit 3242. The unit was formed on the basis of the 44th Aviation Squadron and the 11th DWLOP Squadron (Air Defense Air Force Command). The first commander of the unit was lieutenant colonel pilot Zbigniew Bałowski. The unit was operationally…

The regiment was popularly called the "Regiment of Transport Helicopters".

After the ferrying of Suchoj Su-22 planes from Mirosławiec to Świdwin, the airport in Mirosławiec was only the 12th Airport Command and was a backup airport for planes based in nearby Świdwin. As the Polish Army adopted a new technique in the form of unmanned aerial vehicles, the airport in Mirosławiec was selected as their…

After the Great World War, access to the sea was granted to the Restored Republic of Poland. On February 10, 1920, Poland took over a section of the sea coast which, together with the Hel Spit, was 140 km long, the economically neglected coast of the Baltic Sea. On February 10, 1920, General Józef Haller,…

The 3rd Fighter Aviation Regiment in Krzesiny was established in 1994 as a result of the transformation of the 62nd Fighter Aviation Regiment and supplementation with equipment and personnel from the disbanded units: 3. PLM in Wrocław, 32. PLM in Sochaczew. It was a time when the Polish Army was waiting for new, Western multi-role…

In the second half of the 1960s, Polish Aviation was reorganized. One of the reasons was the desire to return to the names and numbers of the Regiments from the Second World War, so that no one had any doubts about the Russian roots of the Polish People’s Aviation. In 1968, as a result, some…

Soviet plans during World War II included the creation of the Polish Aviation Association as the 3rd Fighter-Bomber Aviation Division. Due to the lack of appropriate aircraft, the 3rd Fighter Aviation Division was formed, consisting of three fighter regiments, which were given the designations 9. PLM, 10. PLM, 11. PLM. The basis was the operational…

Due to the tense international situation (War in Korea, Berlin Blockade, Admission of Germany to the NATO alliance), Moscow forced Poland to develop arms above the defense needs of Poland. Tanks, combat vehicles, and planes were built, and new military units were created. However, the plan exceeded the capabilities of a war-ravaged country and a…