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3304 @ EPSN - Pre-flight engine test on the flightline.
3304 @ EPSN		 3911 @ NLINISKA H - Touch down on a narrow high way strip. The wings are over the verge indicating the dimensions of the strip that was used.
3911 @ NLINISKA H		 3202 @ EPSN - Return after an air to ground mission. The aircraft are being parked facing the wall.
3202 @ EPSN
8715 @ EPSN - Swidwin resident
8715 @ EPSN		 9103 @ EPSN - Swidwin local
9103 @ EPSN		 706 @ EGYC - Coltishall visit
706 @ EGYC
9409 @ EGYC - Surprise visit to Great Britain in 2004
9409 @ EGYC		 9616 @ EGYC - Polish visit to the locally based Jaguar units.
9616 @ EGYC		 728 @ EPDA - For an exercise several Army Hinds were temporarily based on the Naval air base Darlowo.
728 @ EPDA
1101 @ KLINISKA N - ready for take of from a temporary highway airstrip. Although not too wide even fighter aircraft do operate from these.
1101 @ KLINISKA N		 2706 @ EPPR - One of the few Polish Army Mi-2 in rescue colors
2706 @ EPPR		 163546 @ EPOK - The Kaman Sea Sprite was about the first western type that entered Polish forces.
163546 @ EPOK
3216 @ EPSN - During the evening hours we were allowed to take our pictures of the Su-22 that were based at Swidwin.
3216 @ EPSN		 8819 @ EPOK - In 2002 the MiG-21 was withdrawn from navy use. This one was rolled outside its storage for a media event.
8819 @ EPOK		 3710 @ ETSB - During early 2004 the Polish AF participed in a live exercise with Su-22s operating out of Germany.
3710 @ ETSB
211 @ EPPR - This Mi-24 used to fly with the German AF as 96+17 before being transferred to Poland.
211 @ EPPR		 3306 @ EPSN - Returning from its local flight.
3306 @ EPSN		 83 @ LZSL - After the Czech air force handed over its MiG-29 to Poland these aircraft kept the Czech colours for a few years. This particular aircraft used to be 8304 in Czech AF service.
83 @ LZSL
3203 @ KLINISKA - Touch down on the motor way
3203 @ KLINISKA		 4603 @ EPSN - Prior to take off the Su-22 winds up its engine for an engine test.
4603 @ EPSN		 3920 @ EPSN - This Su-22 is armed with live missiles for armamant practise.
3920 @ EPSN
0415 @ EPKS - This W-3 was one of the participants of the 2005 commanders meet.
0415 @ EPKS		 4077 @ EPKS - Nice to see this former Warsaw pact contry now flies the most modern F-16 in NATO.
4077 @ EPKS		 1118 @ EPKS - This Navy Bryza is being marshalled exactly onto the yellow line. Seen during the 2008 commanders meet at Poznan.
1118 @ EPKS
0205 @ EPKS - Thgis M-28 brought in some personnel for the commanders meet at Poznan.
0205 @ EPKS		 105 @ EPKS - 1 ELT from Minsk-Mazowiecki sent this MiG-29 to the 2008 commanders meet at Poznan.
105 @ EPKS		 4055 @ EPKS - This F-16 taxies out during the 2008 commanders meet at Poznan.
4055 @ EPKS
4083 @ EPKS - The Polish F-16's are very impressive. The high spine and conformal fuel tanks make it look very differenly compared to the more common F-16's in the European skies.
4083 @ EPKS		 631 @ EPKS - This VIP Mi-8 was attending the 2008 commanders meet at Poznan.
631 @ EPKS		 115 @ EPMM - The commander aircraft of 1 ELT is always kept in pristine condition. It was polished just moments before the picture was taken.
115 @ EPMM
67 @ EPMM - Some aircraft of 1 ELT now show the famous Kusciuszko squadron markings underneath the cockpit.
67 @ EPMM		 4061 @ EPKS - The Polish AF F-16's are looking great in the specific camouflage.
4061 @ EPKS		 89 @ LZSL - When the Polish AF took over the Czech MiG-29's they retained the Czech camouflage for a while. Even the tiger stripe on the fin remained in place. After a year or so these MiG's received the more common Polish grey colors.
89 @ LZSL
7820 @ KLINISKA N - It's quite an experience to see jet fighters landing in the middle of the woods. I think landing such a thing between those trees must be such an experience as well.
7820 @ KLINISKA N		 8103 @ ETSB - In 2004 Polish Su-22s participated in a NATO exercise operating from Buchel Air Base.
8103 @ ETSB		 1806 @ EPSN - The eye mark on the nose denotes this is a former Navy TS-11. After reforms of the armed forces the Naval TS-11s were transferred to the Air Force
1806 @ EPSN
8511 @ KLINISKA - In the middle of the woods the Polish defence has some highway strips. This Su-22 is on the flightline of such an airstrip.
8511 @ KLINISKA		 0602 @ SWIDWIN - Poland is one of the last countries where the Mi-2 is still in service.
0602 @ SWIDWIN		 64 @ ETSP - The very first Polish fighter to appear at a western opeh house was this Polish MiG-29 at Pferdsfeld. Quite a surprise!
64 @ ETSP

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