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085c Section 1951-01-06
Yakovlev Yak-23. Poland
List of Yak-23 aircraft operated in Poland.
1 712 / 37 1951. 40 PLM. On 25.08.1952, warrant officer Kazimierz Jaworski was tasked with flying to the zone for piloting. It was his first solo flight and was supervised by Lieutenant Pietrzak. In the zone, he gained an altitude of 6,000 m and was to begin the task. The aircraft turned left with a simultaneous roll and began to rapidly descend into a dive to 600. Seeing the dangerous situation, Lieutenant Pietrzak ordered Jaworski over the radio to pull the aircraft out of the dive, but there was no reaction. A moment later, the plane crashed into the ground, exploding in the area of Kroszyce Stare near Mierzęcin. The pilot died on the spot. The probable cause of the crash was the pilot losing consciousness.
2 713 / 38 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951. transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in the 39 PLM Mierzecice
3 714 / 39
4 715 / 40 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951. transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in the 39 PLM Mierzecice
5 718 / 45 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951. transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
6 722 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
7 723 / 48 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
8 724 / 49 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
9 725 / 50 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
10 801 / 01 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. Then transferred to 39 PLM in Mierzęcice. In January 1952. As a result of the engine stalling, pilot 2nd Lt. Rutkowski landed in a random place, completely crashing the machine. The pilot suffered only minor injuries.
11 802 / 02
12 803 / 03
13 804 / 04
14 805 / 05
15 806 / 06
16 807 / 07
17 808 / 08
18 809 / 09 1951. 2 PLM Kraków
19 810 / 10 1 PLM. The model flown by Mirosław Hermaszewski, the first Polish cosmonaut. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in the 39 PLM in Mierzęcice
20 813 / 13 1951. On 22.06.1951 the first air accident of the Yak-23 aircraft no. 813 occurred. During a training flight in the aircraft piloted by ensign pilot Feliks Nadowski, the engine stalled. The pilot decided to make an emergency landing with the landing gear retracted in a random area. After landing, the pilot was pulled out of the cockpit by people working in the field. The pilot suffered a minor spinal injury, and the aircraft was repaired.
21 815 / 15 39 PLM at the beginning of July 1952 during takeoff due to a burst front wheel tire, the aircraft overturned. Pilot 2nd Lt. Arkadiusz Kurzawa was injured.
22 819 / 19 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM.
23 820 / 20 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in the 39 PLM Mierzecice
24 905 / 30 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in the 39 PLM Mierzecice
25 909 / … 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM.
26 No. 925 SP-GLK First of those transferred to the Institute of Aviation
27 SP-GLL First transferred to the Institute of Aviation. Was a spare part.
28 1001 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
29 1002 / 02 1951. 1 PLM. On 9.08.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in stock at 39 PLM Mierzecice
30 1004 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
31 1006 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
32 1007 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
33 1008 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
34 1009 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
35 1012 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
36 1013 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
37 1017 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
38 1019 / 19 29 PLM Air accident – A car was sent along the runway to tow the plane that had rolled off the runway and gotten stuck. At that time, the Yak-23 plane no. 1019 / 19, warrant officer Henryk Gudajdys, was landing and at the end of the landing run, he collided with a car.
39 1022 / 22 In 1952 in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
40 1106 / 31 In 1952 in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
41 1117 / 42 1951. 1 PLM. On 6.09.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
42 1119 / 44 1951. 1 PLM. On 6.09.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
43 1120 / 55 1951. 1 PLM. On 6.09.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
44 1122 / 47 1951. 1 PLM. On 6.09.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
45 1123 / … 1951. 1 PLM. On 6.09.1951 transferred to 13 PLM.
46 1125 / 148 In 1952. in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
47 1205 / 05 1951. 1 PLM. On 6.09.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952. in stock 39 PLM Mierzecice
48 1211 / … 29 PLM. Aircraft transferred to 26 PLM
49 1216 / 16 1951. 1 PLM. On 6.09.1951 transferred to 13 PLM. In 1952 in the 39 PLM Mierzecice. After completing its service it went to the Aviation Museum in Czyżyny.
50 Nb 1616 A copy placed as a monument in Bielany in Kraków. The side number is the JW number
51 Nb 1957 A copy placed as a monument in Zakopane. The side number is the year.
52 Nb 11
53 Nb 12
54 Nb 17
55 Nb 21
56 Nb 23
57 Nb 087
58 Nb 010
59 Nb 121
60 … / 144
There were 103 Yak-23 aircraft in the Polish Army.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman