Misja PKW Orlik 4. 2012r.

Kraków 2012-10-25

Polish Military Contingent Orlik 4 in Lithuania.

PKW Orlik 4.

The emblem Misji Orlik 4. 2012 year
The emblem Misji Orlik 4. 2012 year

Orlik Mission 4.

It is the fourth time that the Polish Air Force has participated in the defense of the airspace of the Baltic states belonging to NATO; Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The service was honored for the second time by the 41st ELT Malbork, operating MiG-29 fighters. Actually, after another reorganization of the Polish Air Force, the 22nd Tactical Air Base in Malbork.

The basis for the formation of PKW ORLIK 4 as a military unit was a full-time PKW. PKW Orlik 4 on April 27, 2012, took over the duty of the German Air Force, and on August 31, 2012, it handed over duty to the contingent of the Czech Air Force.

MiG-29 UB nb 4105. 2012 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman
MiG-29 UB nb 4105. 2012 year. Photo by Karol Placha Hetman

Written by Karol Placha Hetman