Category: Squadrons

Bydgoszcz is a very important city on the historical aviation map of Poland. During the Second Polish Republic, it was the main training center for pilots and mechanics. In the times of the Polish People’s Republic, Sukhoi Su-7 attack aircraft capable of attacking with nuclear (atomic) weapons were based here. After the socio-economic transformations, the…

Tadeusz Władysław Grochowalski was born in 1887. He was a professional officer in the army of the Russian Empire. As a cavalryman, he began aviation training. After the outbreak of the Great World War, he fought on the front as a pilot. From December 1917, he was one of the organizers of the Polish Aviation…

In the Chapter "1 Polish Aviation Detachment in Russia" we presented a short history of the 1st Polish Corps in Russia, at which the 1st Polish Aviation Detachment was formed. The 2nd Polish Aviation Unit was established alongside the II. Polish Corps. Therefore, a short history of the II Polish Corps should also be presented.

The 1st Polish Corps in Russia was formed in a very complicated political and military situation. The Great World War had been going on for over three years and there was no end in sight. Poland’s invaders began to bid among themselves for the future vision of a "free" Poland, promising a lot to the…

Mr. Piotr Pluskota by education, as it was then called "civilian", a car mechanic, like thousands of young boys, was summoned to the Military Complementation Command (Wojskowa Komenda Komenda), to be assigned to perform basic military service. At WKU, he was referred to the TSWL (Air Force Technical School) in Zamość, to the Cadet School.…

The 47th Liaison and Sanitary Aviation Regiment was formed by order of the Chief of General Staff of the Polish Army No. 09 / Org of January 16, 1963. The order of the Ministry of National Defense was issued on February 9, 1963. The regiment was formed on May 15, 1963 in Radzyń Podlaski. Disbanded…

The first half of the 1950s was a period of rapid increase in the number of new, modern fighter aircraft produced in Polish factories. This large amount of modern equipment forced an increase in the number of flying personnel, and thus the development of education for future aces of the sky. Following this line of…

The result of another restructuring in the Polish Naval Aviation was the transformation of the squadron into the 30th Navy Patrol and Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron on January 1, 2003. In 2007, the unit additionally adopted a distinctive name and became the 30th Kashubian Aviation Squadron.

At the end of the 90s, 7 PLB-R (7th Bomber Reconnaissance Regiment) took place. This was related to Poland’s accession to NATO and the transition to the Air Base and Air Squadron system. On the basis of the ordinance of the Minister of National Defense No. PF-74 / Org of 15.07.1999 and Order of the…

SB Lim-2 nb 018 nr 1A06018. 2012 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman