The Polish Navy's 34th Fighter Regiment (34 Pulk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego) hosted its premiere airshow on the first weekend of July 1995. It was a memorable event, with the Navy displaying fascinating older aircraft types, such as the An-2 "Colt" and the Mi-2 "Hoplite."
They were well supported by the Polish Air Force units, including an Iryda I-22 M-93K. The European Marine teams were Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the UK. Also displayed is a USA Marine Corps F/A-18C from VMFA-312 "Checkerboards" from Operation Deny Flight. They are part of an extensive flying program featuring aircraft from the "Cold War" era to modern-day jets and helicopters.
I had arrived earlier in the week to photograph the MiG-21 BIS aircraft from the 34th's two Fighter Squadrons (esk A/B). See the link below.
https://legendarymilavia.blogspot.com/2021/01/mig-21s-of-polish-navy-in-show-of.html
My photographs are taken from the Friday practice and Sunday's airshow. I hope you find them interesting.
8705 MiG-21bis Eskadra 'A' "Siuksow"(Sioux) 34th Aviation Regiment Polish Navy.
0511 W-3RM Anakonda 1DLMW/C esk
Eskadra 'C' was the third squadron based at Babie Doly with the W-3RM Anakonda, M28R "Bryza", Mil Mi-2, and An-2 transport aircraft.
0506 W-3RM 1DLMW/C esk demonstrating a SAR mission.
0405 An-28R "Bryza" 1DLMW/C esk.
0404 An-28R "Bryza" 1DLMW/C esk.
Both are based at Babie Doly.
1242 Mil Mi-2RL NATO calling "Hoplite."
Today, it resides in the Lennundusmuuseum in Tartu, Estonia.
0615 Mil Mi-2P, they were mainly used for training and liaison.
Status: It is sadly withdrawn from use and is on the dump at Nadarzyce.
2950 Mil Mi-2RM. It had arrived from Darlowo and is believed to be stored there today.
7356 An-2T NATO calling "Colt."
Passed to Olesnica as an Instructional airframe.
1317 An-2R.
Preserved at Rudzienice.
301 Iryda I-22 M-93K 58 training combat regiment (58 LPSzk-B) arriving from Dęblin.
The First of just 17 registered jets. The PZL-Mielec I-22 project is likely one of Poland's most controversial home-built aircraft.
It flew at Dęblin between 1992 through 96.
By early 2001, it was rumoured that the fleet of seventeen stored airframes would be passed to the Navy. Still, the financing of this aircraft project deteriorated, especially for the manufacturer PZL-Mielec.
With a sad end in sight, aircraft were passed to museums.
A dejected end for an aircraft, said by pilots who flew the jet to be a superior training aircraft. One test pilot marvelled that it could self-recover from a flat spin.
Number 1 aircraft, ANA 003-01, was registered SP-PWI/301 in 2008. It was on display at the Air Force Institute of Technology in Warsaw, but it is no longer flying.
Today, it is preserved at the Wojska Polskiego Museum wearing the VIP Red and White paint scheme.
See more below.
Preserved at Dęblin museum Sil Powietrznych.
See more in the link.
Sold to the civil market as 9L-LDI
039 Yak-40 36 SPLT.
Sold to the civil market as 9L-LDY
728 Mil Mi-24V
The good news for this aircraft is that it still flies with the 56 Blot.
The 3617 SU-22-M4 unit has yet to be discovered but is presumed to be 6PLM at Swidwin AB, arriving for the airshow static display.
It is preserved at Swidwin AB and carries the 6 PLM markings.
3911 Su-22M4 6PLM, one of the three flying, makes a late afternoon low pass.
Today, it is stored in Bydgoszcz.
3811 and 3812 Su-22M4 from 7PLM lead 3911 of the 6PLM as seen above.
016 PZL-130TC-1 "Orlik" 60 LPS.
013 was the spare aircraft.
016 made a spirited display. Status is no longer flying, but fate is unknown.
728,742, 956, and 737 Mi-24V's, 56 Blot, arriving to display from their home in Inowroclaw/Latkowo.
As 728,742, 956, and 737 swept in, I was reminded of the 1979 film Apocalypse Now and the "Ride of the Valkyries."
A Mil Mi-24V was shot down in Afghanistan in July 2009 while operating with the SGPsz (Independent Air Group) on night missions. Also damaged was the 737 Mil Mi-24V, which was again flying here in the overhead transparencies.
728 Mil Mi-24V from 56 Blot's 3rd Escadra arrives for their display's fantastic climax.
728,742, 956, and 737 Mi-24s are performing an incredible manoeuvre, one I have never witnessed again, sadly.
956 and 737 Mil Mi-24 job done and move out. Aircraft 737 wound up in Afghanistan, and Aircraft 956 is still flying.
633 Mil Mi-8Ps today, the remaining MiL Mi-8Ps are part of 1BLTR, and their aircraft bear the red and white VIP colour scheme.
164274/AJ-340 F/A-18C VMFA (AW)-312 "The Checkerboards".
Preserved at Montélimar airport.
45+36 Tornado IDS MFG-2 GN from Eggebek.
Status scrapped.
From fast passes to touch and goes.
89+59 MK41 Seaking GN and beyond S-142 Lynx Mk80 Søv Fl.
In the typical Baltic weather, they are back in the Blue for a few minutes before the rain sets in to end the day.
More Polish Navy MiG-21BIS Photos Are Available at the link below.
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