Currently, Lockheed Martin (General Dynamics) F-16 Jastrząb combat aircraft are stationed at Krzesiny Airport. On the other hand, 60 years ago, PZL Lim-2 fighters were stationed here, mass-produced at WSK PZL Mielec. These planes were derived from the Mikojan and Guriewicz MiG-15 designs.
We present a photo report of old photos taken in 1959 at the Krzesiny Airport.
Refueling the PZL Lim-2 aircraft from the ZIS-151 tanker-distributor car. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
MPS soldiers in front of the laboratory building. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
Training of soldiers of the MPS service. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
Check-in before unloading a rail tanker with aviation fuel. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
Unloading a railway tanker with aviation fuel. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
Taking a fuel sample for testing. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
Behind the soldiers, a booth with connections for transferring fuel from a railway tank to the tanks of the MPS depot.
Initial assessment of the fuel appearance in terms of water content and other contaminants. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
The company motorcycle in MPS condition. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
One of the fuel tanks destroyed during the war. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
The tank is concrete, placed in the ground. It was probably lined with a steel plate. From the top it was covered with a metal dome. Visible debris came from the walls. The rubble was used to build new roads around the airport.
The fragment of a destroyed, yet undeveloped part of the airport. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
The road from the airport to the railway station. Soldiers are on leave. They are going to Poznań. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
The road from the airport to the railway station. Soldiers are on leave. They are going to Poznań. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
Visit of the generals at the Krzesiny airport. Krzesiny airport 1959. Photo of LAC
The first from the left is General Jan Frey Bielecki. The first Pole to be the commander of the Air Force in People’s Poland. He was ready in 1956 to order the bombing of Soviet military columns going from Borne Sulinowo to Warsaw.
All photos are the property of Karol Placha Hetman, provided by a befriended former soldier.
