Berlin to Poland - 23rd - 29th March 2016 Day 7

All too soon the last day was upon us so it was up early and off to one last stop in Poland.

Police 29-03-16

(SP-SDM) Mil Mi-2 530322047

The first stop in Germany was the GA field at Pasewalk. Alas, it was early and the gates were still shut.

The Interessenverein Luftfahrt Neuenkirchen was next. All noted were easily seen from outside.

Neuenkirchen 29-03-16

(402) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 F 541959 East German Air Force - marked 009

1807 Sukhoi Su-7 U 1807 Russian Air Force

20+10 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ML 0390324623 German Air Force

(23+47) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MF 96002037 German Air Force - marked 781

(25+02) Sukhoi Su-22 M-4K 25509 German Air Force - marked 362

(28+01) Aero Vodochody L-39 ZO Albatros 731001 German Air Force - marked 139

31+62 Fiat G-91 R/3 430 German Air Force

93+86 Mil Mi-8 TB 10581 German Air Force

94+57 Mil Mi-2 S 564411105 German Air Force - also carries 348

D-ESLW LET Z-37 A Cmelak 15-12

(D-FONB) WSK-PZL An-2 TD 1G180-41 - marked 799

(D-HOAW) Kamov Ka-26 7001404 - marked DDR-SPW

D-ITTX High Performance Aircraft TT-62 - fuselage

Unmarked Glasair

On to Neubrandenburg where there was no sign of the F-4 or Tornado that used to sit on the ramp. The GA hangar has windows in the back and contained just those listed.

Neubrandenburg 29-03-16

D-EHSI Piper PA-28 R-200 Cherokee Arrow II 28R-7235092

D-EOBE Socata MS.880B Rallye Club 1865

D-EOXE LET Z-37 A-2 Cmelak 16-01

D-KWSC Hoffmann H 36 Dimona 36.233

Zehdenick was a place we'd been looking forward to visiting for a while. We popped into the office first, it is a working business, and received permission to photograph the displayed collection from the hard ground but to keep off the grass and away from the storage area.

Zehdenick 29-03-16

459 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 MF 0390220459 Polish Air Force

0701 Mil Mi-24 V 730701 Czech Air Force

(812) PZL-Mielec TS-11 100bis[B] Iskra 1H08-12 Polish Air Force

3215 Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 23215 Polish Air Force

(3216) Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 23216 Polish Air Force - storage area

(3618) Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 23618 Polish Air Force - storage area

(4038) Mil Mi-8 T 4038 Russian Air Force - marked D-PATZ

5710 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 US 10695157 Polish Air Force

6264 Sukhoi Su-20 R 74314 Polish Air Force

(7502) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MF-75 96007502 Polish Air Force - storage area

(7805) Sukhoi Su-7 BKL 7805 Russian Air Force - marked 53 blue

8907 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MF 968907 Polish Air Force

9298 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 UM 516999298 Polish Air Force

(22+84) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 M 960507 German Air Force - marked 579

(23+60) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 UM 516921056 German Air Force - marked 229

(29+16) Lockheed F-104 F Starfighter 483-5069 German Air Force - storage area

34+55 Fiat G-91 T/3 0615 German Air Force

38+49 McDonnell-Douglas F-4 F Phantom II 4749 German Air Force - storage area

(43+30) BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS GS012 German Air Force - storage area
(44+53) BAe/Panavia Tornado IDS GS110 German Air Force - storage area

(86+84) Bolkow Bo-105 P1 6084 German Army

D-ESUX LET Z-37 A Cmelak 19-21 - storage area

(EA+315) Republic RF-84 F Thunderflash 53-7693 German Air Force - storage area

(JC+376) Canadair CL-13B Sabre Mk.6 1814 German Air Force - storage area

SP-WXD Mil Mi-2 512723122

After thanking the owner it was off to another long awaited location. Finow.

Finow 29-03-16

(135) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 UTI (CS-102) 722650 East German Air Force

(340) Aero Vodochody L-29 Delfin 591526 East German Air Force

395 Mil Mi-8 T 0423 East German Air Force

(482) VEB VEB-14 P 14803035 East German Air Force

(539) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 F 0630 East German Air Force - marked 08

(708) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 F-13 74211611 East German Air Force

(20+55) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 BN 0393215732 German Air Force - marked 720

20+57 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 UB A1038506 German Air Force

22+38 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 SPS 94A5509 German Air Force

23+61 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 UM 516915006 German Air Force

(25+40) Sukhoi Su-22 M-4K 26715 German Air Force - marked 741

76+80 Sud Aviation SE.3130 Alouette II 1765 German Army

(560024) Focke-Wulf Fw.190 A-9/R2 560024 Luftwaffe - wreck

(8961310) Yakovlev Yak-28 R 8961310 Russian Air Force - marked 91

(220001013) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 S 220001013 Russian Air Force

D-4058 Fauvel AV.36 C 159

D-8353 PZL-Bielsko SZD-9 bis Bocian 1E P.540

DDR-SCH Tupolev Tu-134 9350906 Interflug

D-EDLY Reims-Cessna F.172 F 0126

D-ESLZ LET Z-37 A Cmelak 15-14

D-FOLO PZL-Mielec M-18 A Dromader 1Z019-23  - wings marked D-FOMH

(D-HOXA) Mil Mi-8 T 10501

D-HZPL Mil Mi-2 569342085

DM-SPU Kamov Ka-26 7303405

DM-WNM Zlin Z.42 MU 0050

(RA-05825) WSK-PZL An-2 T 1G63-32 - marked DM-SKO

(SP-AFA) PZL-Okecie 104 Wilga 35A 140538 - marked as DM-WHC

It was now time to head back to SXF to catch the flight home. No time to stop at Tegel this trip but a couple were seen on finals whilst enroute.

TC-OBS Airbus A320 232 0543 Onur Air

TC-SEE Boeing 737 8CX 32363 Sun Express

On dropping off the Skoda the clock read 3961km. Not too shabby on only 4 1/2 tanks of diesel!

Berlin-Schonefeld 29-03-16

4X-ABG Airbus A320 232 4413 Israir

5A-UAD Canadair Regional-Jet 850 8087 United Aviation

A6-RJD Bombardier Global 5000 BD-700-1A11 9621 Royal Jet

D-ABLA Boeing 737 76J 36114 Germania

LY-VEL Airbus A320 232 1998 WOW Air

M-LWSA Bombardier Global Express BD-700-1A10 9092 Corporate

M-OLLE Hawker-Siddeley 125 750 HB-65 Corporate

M-YBST Bombardier 604 Challenger 5620 Corporate

N127SR Bombardier 604 Challenger 5358 Corporate

N250AF Gulfstream G450 4261 Corporate

OE-IHK Bombardier 604 Challenger 5422 International Jet Management

OY-SPB Bombardier Challenger 300 20334 Execujet Europe

SU-GEB Boeing  737 866 40800 EgyptAir

TC-DCJ Airbus A320 214 4175 Pegasus Airlines

VP-BMF Airbus A320 214 3711 Aeroflot Russian Airlines

Eventually G-EZTT turned up to operate EZY2104 and take us back to a wet and windy Luton.

Another trip done and whilst the GA was a bit of a let down there was still some very good quality mil frames seen. The Yak-28 is a beast! A good contender for frame of the year for sure.

Berlin to Poland - 23rd - 29th March 2016 Day 6

The penultimate day started with coffee and Kilbasa before heading to the drome at Bydgoszcz. We had to pass the Tech School again and in the daylight could see the stored Mi-2.

Bydgoszcz-Tech School 28-03-16
(5343) Mil Mi-2 R 565343127 Polish Air Force


At the drome the Aeroclub was, yep you guessed it, shut and gated. One AN-2 fuselage was outside. On the other side a park up and walk was in order to get a good look at the Sukhois.

Bydgoszcz 28-03-16

1852 WSK-PZL An-2 T 1G118-52 Polish Air Force - fuselage

3202 Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 30202 Polish Air Force

3213 Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 23213 Polish Air Force

3908 Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 23908 Polish Air Force

3911 Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 23911 Polish Air Force

(9308) Sukhoi Su-22 M-4 29308 Polish Air Force

Unmarked PZL-Mielec TS-11 100 Iskra  - Preserved

The next stop was Myslecin, all shut up. Nothing seen. We were passing Poznan but had done this area last year so knew what was what. Not worth doing the Air Base on a weekend so it was decided a stop at Kobylnica would be the better option. This is a large drome so would surely have some activity. And it did. As we arrived an EV-97 was on the move but everything else was shut up. No other activity at all. A disappointingly small log from here.

Poznan-Kobylnica 28-03-16

6814 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 MF 966814 Polish Air Force - Preserved

OK-DUR 18 Evektor EV-97 EuroStar 980205

SP-NEH WSK-PZL An-2 TP 1G188-34

SP-SMA Tecnam P.2002-JF Sierra 226

We then tried to see the Lim-2 at Kiekrz. If it is still there it is well hidden. No joy.

Onward to a ULM field. Two hangars both shut. Squinnygraph came up trumps here.

Oborniki 28-03-16

SP-MIGN Air Creation NuviX 15 A12066-1206

SP-MOSL Kompol Jazz 912 38054

SP-MPOB Air Creation iXess ML-912 A07166-0205

SP-MTOB Tomi Cross 5 Sport 5/247

Kazmierz 28-03-16

1810 PZL-Mielec TS-11 200SBbisD[F] Iskra 3H18-10 Polish Air Force

Buk was next. As the house in question was having a family day with kids playing in the front garden we opted for views from the railway station. This is all we could id.

Buk 28-03-16

(22) Sukhoi Su-7 BKL 6022 Polish Air Force

(210) Mil Mi-24 D 730210 Polish Army

(3037) VEB VEB-14 P 14803037 Polish Air Force

6509 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 PFM Fishbed-F 94A6509 Polish Air Force

? MiG-21P

? MiG-21

? Mi-2 - yellow

? Mi-2 - yellow

A walk in the park for a TS-8 next.

Nowy Tomysl 28-03-16

SP-CNR PZL-Mielec TS-8 Bies 1E-0528

Powodowo had three stops all very close together.

Powodowo-University 28-03-16
(1024) PZL-Mielec TS-11 100bis[B] Iskra 1H10-24 Polish Air Force - marked 2004


Powodowo-Tech School 28-03-16
1802 PZL-Mielec TS-11 200SBbisD[F] Iskra 3H18-02 Polish Air Force
2028 Mil Mi-2 RM 552028101 Polish Air Force

9352 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 UM 516999352 Polish Air Force

The ULM hangars were shut, one was squinnygraphed. The mobile phone comes into its own when you're too old to lay down on the ground! We could see the Pipistrel front on from the middle of the hangar doors. A sneaky graph from the corner of the door at the bottom caught the reg just right!

Powodowo-ULM 28-03-16
SP-SPWL Pipistrel Virus


A couple of stops in Babimost.

Babimost 28-03-16
(614) Mikoyan-Gurevich Lim-6 R 1J-06-14 Polish Air Force - marked 5037

(4546) Mil Mi-2 TSz 544546016 Polish Air Force - marked 1997


The main airfield next, just a Sprint Saab and preserved Lim graced the apron.

Babimost-Zielona Gora 28-03-16
627 Mikoyan-Gurevich Lim-6 R 1J-06-27 Polish Air Force

SP-KPC SAAB 340 A 070 Sprint Air


The last planned stop was a yard with a brace of Mi-2s

Deszczno 28-03-16
(3623) Mil Mi-2 563623084 Polish Air Force
(4402) Mil Mi-2 URP 564402105 Polish Air Force


By the time we reached the hotel we again had time on our hands so decided to knock out the Szczecin area as the last day was a tight schedule. Heading first for the northernmost stop, a Mig-21.

Goleniow-Tech School 28-03-16
9353 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 UM 516999353 Polish Air Force


The IAP is gated but you can still see a lot from landside. A dozen Dromaders made for some happy chappies indeed.

Szczecin-Goleniow 28-03-16

SE-VTS Aero-East-Europe SILA 450 C 150812-AEE-0040

SP-DXD Eurocopter EC135 P3 1209 Polish Medical Air Rescue

SP-FBU PZL-Mielec M-18 A Dromader 1Z023-11 Aerogryf

SP-FCW Zlin Z.142 0519

SP-FFC PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z023-25 Aerogryf

SP-FFH PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z023-30 Aerogryf

SP-FFW PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z023-20 Aerogryf - fuselage

SP-FFY PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z023-21 Aerogryf - wreck

SP-FFZ PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z023-22 Aerogryf

SP-FLK Cessna 172 P 172-75030

SP-FOF PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z024-05 Aerogryf

SP-FOG PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z024-06 Aerogryf

SP-FOH PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z024-07 Aerogryf

SP-FOI PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z024-08 Aerogryf

SP-FOM PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z025-14 Aerogryf

SP-FOO PZL-Mielec M-18 B Dromader 1Z025-16 Aerogryf

SP-TBR Piper PA-34 220T Seneca V 3449368

One more drome left in Poland on this trip. A French glider was sat outside the open hangar. Nobody about, tower empty. Luckily the glider chaps returned and were happy for us to enter the hangar and take a look around. Clear out!

Szczecinski 28-03-16

D-ENQA Reims-Cessna F.172 D 0014

F-CORK Hoffmann H 36 Dimona 3519

I-B754 Robinson R22 Yo-Yo Srs III Unknown

OK-AUU 17 Zenair CH.701 STOL Unknown

OK-FUR 04 Evektor EV-97 EuroStar Unknown

OK-MUD 10 Bilsam Sky Cruiser Unknown

OK-QUA 01 Urban Air UFM-10 XXL Samba Unknown
OK-QUA 10 Zenair CH.601 HD Unknown

OK-QUA 13 Zenair CH.601 Zodiac Unknown

OM-M348 Tomark Aero SD-4 Viper 0010

SN-04XP Mil Mi-2 566624050 Polish Police

SN-05XP Mil Mi-2 541918051 Polish Police

SP-2386 PZL-Bielsko SZD-24 C Foka Standard W-171

SP-2991 PZL-Bielsko SZD-30 Pirat S-08.12

SP-3021 PZL-Bielsko SZD-30 Pirat S-09.19

SP-3361 PZL-Bielsko SZD-50 -3 Puchacz B-1612

SP-AGC PZL-Okecie 104 Wilga 35A 17830713

SP-AGK PZL-Okecie 104 Wilga 35A 18840765

SP-FEP Reims-Cessna F.172 N 1658

SP-FLZ WSK-PZL An-2 R 1G204-47

SP-MSLW Aeros Microlight Profi 14 047.10/4533

SP-MSZZ Kompol Jazz 2000 /Stratus P-2 009524

SP-SFLV Pipistrel Virus S-Wing 912 Unknown

SP-SKCZ Air Domi TT2000 Trophy 6

SP-SKRA Aeroprakt A.22 L Foxbat 143

SP-SNOW Aerospool WT-9 Dynamic DY529/2015

SP-YEX 3XTrim EOL-Special UL-06 E-44

SP-YLR Jabiru J450 242

SP-YPC Aerotrophy Trophy TT2000 TT128

So what was a frustrating Polish GA effort ended on a couple of highs. Just more reason to come back again as when there is somebody about they are always most welcoming.

Off to the hotel for some well earned grub.