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Aviation monuments in western Poland (during cold war) 1. MiG-17PF at Świdwin (https://maps.app.goo.gl/mYXTwKBcCzmteryJ6) (Since 1976, a MiG-19 has stood as a monument, but after some time it was severely damaged by a storm. A MiG-17PF was erected in its place...) (There is also a Ts-11 Iskra monument in Świdwin, but it was built in 2013) 2. MiG-15 at Łobez (https://maps.app.goo.gl/mjCC3bAGmQsqQ8oX7) (In the early 2000s, the monument was destroyed and the plane was transferred to the 21st BLT in Świdwin.) (lamusy z Łobza, Świdwin górą) 3. MiG-17PF at Mirosławiec Górny (https://maps.app.goo.gl/fLSWj4DNwj3Ra5yi8) (currently in Mirosławiec there is also a monument to Su-22um3k, but it was made around 2010/11) 4. MiG-17PF at Czaplinek (https://maps.app.goo.gl/eLbHM1VZfhY4rsSB6) 5. MiG-15 at Piła (https://maps.app.goo.gl/gwaSwK4AopGzZy4N7) 6. Lim-6Bis at Babimost (https://maps.app.goo.gl/64v2B5cGjbkKn6dP6) 7. MiG-21F at Szprotawa (https://maps.app.goo.gl/9epDTg4fZxkBG91S9)

Borne Sulinowo "In 1933 the new German authorities bought all of the area and started the construction of a large military base, a training ground and various testing grounds there. The inhabitants were resettled and their homes razed to the ground. In place of the village of Linde, a small military garrison and a town was built. Paradoxically, it was given the name of the nearby village of Gross Born (which was also levelled), despite the fact that the actual namesake was located several kilometres to the south-east. All facilities were officially opened on August 18, 1938. Soon afterwards the Artillery School of the Wehrmacht was moved there." "After the war, the area of two military bases and the town itself was taken over by the Red Army. There the Soviet military established one of the biggest military camps of the Northern Group of Forces. The town was excluded from Polish jurisdiction and erased from all maps, even though officially part of the People's Republic of Poland. In official documents of the surrounding communes, the area of Borne Sulinowo and the surrounding 180 square kilometres (69 sq mi) were called forest areas and remained a secret for almost 50 years." "Near Borne Sulinowo, in a closed area in Brzeźnica, was located one of the warehouses of Soviet nuclear weapons stored in Poland, intended for use (according to operational plans) during the war with the West – including by the Polish Army. The shelters of the SS-20 mobile launchers remain in the surrounding forests to this day." Borne Sulinowo Airfield "Borne Sulinowo Airport was established when the garrison was established. Small transport aircraft landed here, usually carrying high-ranking German officers and mail. After 1945, when the territory was taken over by the Soviet Union, the airport was primarily used by helicopters (Mi-1, Mi-2, Mi-4, Mi-8), transporting cargo, mail, and passengers. The helicopters were also used to coordinate and evaluate range exercises. In 2013, a multi-purpose landing strip was opened. The airport is purely civilian, intended for general aviation traffic."

First flights in the F4U Corsair...

Dębica Airfield - an airport used until the mid-1980s (?) by the Soviet Air Force. It was probably an alternate airport for aircraft such as MiG-15, MiG-17 and MiG-21. The airport had a grass runway 11/29 with a length of 2,500 m. 20 kilometers from the airport in Dębica is the airport in Świdwin. Currently, there is a garbage dump on the site of the former airport. https://www.mil-airfields.de/pl/debica-lotnisko.htm

In Phase 3, the map will also include a part of Poland, which actually has 3 highway strips - DOL Kliniska - the largest and longest used highway strip in Poland (https://www.mil-airfields.de/pl/list.htm#323991) - DOL Mieszkowice (https://www.mil-airfields.de/pl/list.htm#367281) - DOL Lukecin (https://www.mil-airfields.de/pl/list.htm#612657) in the photos DOL Kliniska

Some photos over Bagicz Airport by "Hesja"

This A2A session was called ''Su-22 Farewell''. Su-22 in Poland will probably fly until September 2025...

The last photo with 92 is probably from Bydgoszcz ;))

Polish Air Force Alternative Airports - Southwest - Kąkolewo AFB - alternate airport for the 62.PLM from Poznań-Krzesiny AFB and 45.PLMB from Babimost AFB - Bednary AFB - alternate airport for the 62.PLM from Poznań-Krzesiny AFB and 7.PLBR from Powidz AFB (In the war, the planes and the regiment could relocate to one of the alternate airports) Polish alternate airports were almost the same, so you could copy Śniatowo airport and paste it in place of Bednary AFB, Kąkolewo AFB and other alternate airports...

Polish Air Force Alternate Airports - Northwest - Płoty-Makowice AFB - alternate airfield for 40.PLMB from Świdwin AFB - Śniatowo AFB - alternate airport for the 2.PLM from Goleniów AFB and for Soviet AirForce (the airport will be added in phase 3) - Czaplinek-Broczyno AFB - alternate airport for 40.PLMB from Świdwin and 8.PLMB from Mirosławiec - Nadarzyce AFB - alternate airport for the 8.PLMB from Mirosławiec and the 6.PLMB from Piła. The airport is still used by the Polish Army - Oleszno AFB - an airport for helicopters and transport planes at the Drawsko Pomorskie training ground. The airport is still used by the Polish Army - Wilcze Laski AFB - alternate airport for the 9.PLM from Debrzno AFB, 40.PLMB from Świdwin AFB and 6.PLMB from Piła AFB - Pieniężnica AFB - alternate airport for the 28.PLM from Słupsk-Redzikowo AFB (In the war, the planes and the regiment could relocate to one of the alternate airports) Polish alternate airports were almost the same, so you could copy Śniatowo airport and paste it in place of Oleszno AFB, Płoty-Makowice AFB and other alternate airports...

Powidz AFB - Polish Air Force airport since 1957 (?). The airport was mainly used for reconnaissance aircraft, such as Lim-2, Lim-6R, SbLim-2R, Ił-28R, MiG-21R, Su-7U, Ts-11, Su-20R, Su-22m4 and Su-22um3k. Since 1957, the airport has been home to the 7th Bomber Reconnaissance Brigade (since 1982 the 7th Bomber Reconnaissance Aviation Regiment) and the 21st Tactical Reconnaissance Regiment (disbanded in 1986). In 2000, the 7.PLBR was disbanded and the 7th and 6th Tactical Aviation Squadrons (6.ELT and 7.ELT) with Su-22s were formed in its place. The last Su-22s leave Powidz in 2008, and soon the unit changes into a transport base (33.BLTr) and receives C-130E, C-130H Hercules and M-28 Bryza aircraft. It is also the main base of US troops in Poland. Near the airport there is DOL Września (highway strip). One of the largest and most frequently used facilities of this type in Poland. Mainly aircraft such as MiG-23, Su-20 and Su-22 landed there.

Wrocław-Strachowice AFB - the airport was built by the Germans in 1938 for the Luftwaffe. Since 1946 a Polish military airport, where until 1998 the 11th "Brandenburg" Fighter Aviation Regiment (11.PLM) with Yak-23, MiG-15, MiG-17 and MiG-21 was stationed. Since 1998, the airport has been handling civilian flights and is one of the largest passenger airports in Poland (EPWR).

Dear Ugra-Media... In the small piece of Poland added to the map, we have the Szczecin-Goleniów airport, which according to its name is near Szczecin. In Szczecin there is also the Szczecin-Dąbie airport, which you did not add... Szczecin-Dąbie Airport (EPSD) is a small grass airport, where the Szczecin Aeroclub is located. The airport was built in the 1920s by the Germans. After 1945, the Polish Air Force was stationed at the airport with An-2, Po-2 and Yak-11 aircraft. Behind the airport is Lake Dąbie, from which An-2M from the Reconnaissance Aviation Squadron took off. Since around 1980, the airport has been home to the Aeroclub and Polish police helicopters are stationed there.