An evening departure from Luton on board Wizz for the first time.
Only a few noted down at the local, HA-LYL being our ride on W6 1006.
Luton 20-1-16
G-LXWD Cessna 560 Citation Excel S 560-5760 Corporate
HA-LYL Airbus A320 232(SL) 6489 Wizz Air
N865JM Gulfstream G450 4078 Corporate
VT-AOK Embraer ERJ-135 BJ Legacy 650 14501157 Corporate
Just under a two hour flight to Katowice, we arrived to find Poland covered in a blanket of snow.
Not much was logged at Katowice as we would be coming back in the morning.
Katowice 20-1-16
(EK-73771) Boeing 737 55S 28471 Armavia
UR-DNV Embraer ERJ-145 LR 145445 Dniproavia
We headed for our nearby hotel, the Hotel Iskra. Sadly no Iskra on display, but the MiG-21 went down very nicely!
Katowice-Town 20-1-16
(1813) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 PF 761813 Polish Air Force - marked as 1901
Up early for what was technically day 2 of our trip. We headed back to Katowice to see what we could of the stored Antonov's. The MiG appears to have moved on from here.
Katowice 21-1-16
1402 Antonov An-26 14-02 Polish Air Force
(1509) Antonov An-26 15-09 Polish Air Force
EC-MIE Boeing 737 4Y0 26069 Swiftair
EI-SLG Aerospatiale ATR 72 201F 183 ASL Airlines Ireland
OE-IBZ Boeing 737 34S 29108 TNT Airways
SP-EKA Antonov An-26 B 120-08 Exin
SP-EKB Antonov An-26 13-10 Exin
(SP-EKC) Antonov An-26 14-07 Exin
(SP-EKF) Antonov An-26 16-04 Exin
Next stop was the Centrum Szkolenia Strazy Pozarnej.
Czestochowa-Tech 21-1-16
(1603) Antonov An-26 16-03 Polish Air Force
(4603) Mil Mi-2 TSz 544603016 Polish Air Force
(7819) Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 27819 Polish Air Force
....... WSK-PZL An-2
Then a quick stop for an Ilyushin.
Redziny-Koscielec 21-1-16
(SP-LSD) Ilyushin IL-18 V 184007102 OdLOT Non-Stop
Our first GA field was next, as ever the friendly Polish gave us access, with two hangars being opened for us.
Our first GA field was next, as ever the friendly Polish gave us access, with two hangars being opened for us.
Czestochowa-Rudniki 21-1-16
9855 WSK-PZL An-2 T 1G98-55 Polish Air Force
D-9193 Bolkow Phoebus A-1 752
SP-2815 PZL-Bielsko SZD-9 bis Bocian 1E P.697
SP-2830 PZL-Bielsko SZD-30 Pirat S-04.29
SP-2959 PZL-Bielsko SZD-41 A Jantar Standard B-700
SP-3012 PZL-Bielsko SZD-30 Pirat S-09.10
SP-3110 PZL-Bielsko SZD-9 bis Bocian 1E P.782
SP-3196 PZL-Bielsko SZD-42 Jantar 2B B-948
SP-3277 PZL-Bielsko SZD-42 -2 Jantar 2B B-1323
SP-3288 PZL-Bielsko SZD-50 -3 Puchacz B-1469
SP-3289 PZL-Bielsko SZD-50 -3 Puchacz B-1476
SP-3307 PZL-Bielsko SZD-51 -1 Junior W-928
SP-3415 PZL-Bielsko SZD-51 -1 Junior B-1773
SP-3529 Marganski S-1 Swift P-05/P-2
SP-3679 PZL-Bielsko SZD-48 Jantar Standard 3 B-1514
SP-3745 PZL-Bielsko SZD-42 Jantar 2B B-964
SP-3765 Allstar SZD-59 Acro 590.A.07.010
SP-AHM PZL-Okecie 104 Wilga 35A 19880872
SP-AKW Cessna 152 152-83490
SP-AOU WSK-PZL An-2 PF 1G159-47
SP-AZC Zlin Z.142 0209
SP-CHC PZL-Okecie 101 A Gawron 63118
SP-FZY Cessna 152 152-85240
SP-ZGS Piper PA-25 235 Pawnee 25-2978
........ Janowski J1
Back on the road for a series of preserved aircraft.
........ Janowski J1
Back on the road for a series of preserved aircraft.
Lipicze 21-1-16
7913 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MF 967913 Polish Air Force
Malutkie 21-1-16
5340 Mil Mi-2 R 565340117 Polish Air Force
Wozniki 21-1-16
(8039) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MF 96008039 Polish Air Force
Niedospielin 21-1-16
8707 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MF 968707 Polish Air Force
The next MiG wasn't on the itinerary as we had done it before, so it was a pleasant surprise to see it again.
Wyszyna Rudzka 21-1-16
2089 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 R 94R022089 Polish Air Force
Zarnow 21-1-16
(1810) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 M 961810 Polish Air Force
The snow was now coming down thick and fast, this made reading military serials very difficult. However a handful of W-3's hit the net, with approximately another 11 or so going begging.
The snow was now coming down thick and fast, this made reading military serials very difficult. However a handful of W-3's hit the net, with approximately another 11 or so going begging.
Tomaszow-Mazowiecki AB 21-1-16
0602 PZL-Swidnik W-3 W Sokol 0602 Polish Army
0610 PZL-Swidnik W-3 W Sokol 0610 Polish Army
0611 PZL-Swidnik W-3 W Sokol 0611 Polish Army
0616 PZL-Swidnik W-3 W Sokol 0616 Polish Army
0807 PZL-Swidnik W-3 WA Sokol 0807 Polish Army
0809 PZL-Swidnik W-3 W Sokol 0809 Polish Army
1006 PZL-Mielec TS-11 100bis[B] Iskra 1H10-06 Polish Air Force
616 Mil Mi-8 T 10616 Polish Army
Piotrkow Trybunalski 21-1-16
Completely deserted except for some people learning to drive! We probably could have squinnied a few but it was getting late and very cold by now! Onward it was...
Last stop of the day was Lodz-Barracks, a rare drop here, the Iskra being at Faiford a number of years ago.
Piotrkow Trybunalski 21-1-16
Completely deserted except for some people learning to drive! We probably could have squinnied a few but it was getting late and very cold by now! Onward it was...
Last stop of the day was Lodz-Barracks, a rare drop here, the Iskra being at Faiford a number of years ago.
Lodz-Barracks 21-1-16
4509 Mil Mi-2 RL Hoplite 554509125 Polish Air Force
714 PZL-Mielec TS-11 100bis[B] Iskra 1H07-14 Polish Air Force
There were two other stops in Lodz, the Mil-2 Bar appears to have been re-done and re-named, sadly no Mi-2 to be found.
We also searched for the Mig-21 at the Lodz-University. The plinth was empty and Mig-21, 1907 was nowhere to be seen. We would however catch up with this later in the trip at Napoleon.
The snow was relentless throughout the day, but strangely didn't slow our progress. The Polish seem to have adapted to the harsh weather. I can't help but think that back home would have been a standstill were the conditions the same.
All in all a good day, this trip was never about big numbers but more of some quality. The more MiG's the better as far as we were concerned, so it was a good day indeed.
There were two other stops in Lodz, the Mil-2 Bar appears to have been re-done and re-named, sadly no Mi-2 to be found.
We also searched for the Mig-21 at the Lodz-University. The plinth was empty and Mig-21, 1907 was nowhere to be seen. We would however catch up with this later in the trip at Napoleon.
The snow was relentless throughout the day, but strangely didn't slow our progress. The Polish seem to have adapted to the harsh weather. I can't help but think that back home would have been a standstill were the conditions the same.
All in all a good day, this trip was never about big numbers but more of some quality. The more MiG's the better as far as we were concerned, so it was a good day indeed.
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