The Polish Air Force (Polish: Siły Powietrzne, lit. 'Air Forces') is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially...
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On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft operating Polish Air Force Flight 101 crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk, killing all 96 people on board...
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The Polish Air Force Memorial (informally Polish War Memorial) is a war memorial in West London, England in memory of airmen from Poland who served in...
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The Air Force of the Polish Army (Polish: Lotnictwo Wojska Polskiego), unofficially known as the People's Polish Air Force was the name of the Soviet-controlled...
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List of retired aircraft types used by Polish Air Force Aircraft whose service end date is 1939 were captured or destroyed following the 1939 Invasion...
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The Air Force checkerboard (Polish: szachownica lotnicza) is a national marking for the aircraft of the Polish Air Force, equivalent to roundels used in...
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The Polish Air Force Academy (Polish: Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska Sił Powietrznych (1994-2018); Lotnicza Akademia Wojskowa (since 2018)) is located in Dęblin...
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amendments of 1939, Polish Air Force units were to be re-created. However, the French headquarters was hesitant about creating large Polish air units, and instead...
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The Polish Air Force, the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces, traces its origins to the second half of 1917 and was officially established...
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planes[clarification needed] in the Polish Air Force took place during the Battle of Britain at the same time, and from 1944 the Polish Air Force (also with British planes)...
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AW101 Helicopters for Air Cavalry Brigade". Defense aerospace. Retrieved 2024-04-23. Team, ESD Editorial (2023-04-18). "Polish Navy Charts a Better Course"...
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Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master (category CS1 Polish-language sources (pl))
Nigerian Air Force – 12 M-346FA on order (+ 12 options). The deal was reportedly $1.2 billion for 24 M-346 aircraft. Poland Polish Air Force – 16 delivered...
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The Polish Air Defence Force (Polish: Wojska Obrony Powietrznej Kraju (WOPK) for Troops for Air Defence of the Territory) - was one of the four branches...
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The Czech Air Force (Czech: Vzdušné síly) is the air force branch of the Army of the Czech Republic. Along with the Land Forces, the Air Force is the major...
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Czechoslovak Air Force (Československé letectvo) or the Czechoslovak Army Air Force (Československé vojenské letectvo) was the air force branch of the...
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Invasion of Poland (redirect from Polish September Campaign 1939)
bomber force. The Polish Air Force consisted of a 'Bomber Brigade', 'Pursuit Brigade' and aircraft assigned to the various ground armies. The Polish fighters...
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The German Air Force (German: Luftwaffe, lit. 'air weapon or air arm', German pronunciation: [ˈlʊftvafə] ) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr...
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with the Polish Air Force is 1994. Before the outbreak of World War II, the Polish government signed an agreement with the Royal Air Force. According...
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installations operated by the United States Air Force located within the United States and abroad. Locations where the Air Force have a notable presence but do not...
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branches: the Polish Land Forces (Wojska Lądowe), the Polish Navy (Marynarka Wojenna), the Polish Air Force (Siły Powietrzne), the Polish Special Forces...
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used cavalry for transportation during the September Campaign. The Polish Air Force lacked modern fighter aircraft for its highly trained pilots, while...
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a Polish Air Force EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane, flying from Warsaw, crashed in Mirosławiec as it was attempting to land at the 12th Air Base...
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EADS CASA C-295 (category Articles with Polish-language sources (pl))
pandemic". NATO. 22 May 2020. "Airshow News: Polish Air Force Team Orlik set to sparkle at Air Day". air-shows.org.uk. June 2016. "Detik News". Finance...
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in the French Mandate of Syria, to which many Polish troops had escaped from Poland. The Polish Air Force in France comprised 86 aircraft in four squadrons;...
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its second air base in Estonia's Ämari near Tallinn, beginning with a Danish deployment. In May 2014, Polish Air Force units at Malbork Air Base were reinforced...
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about 4,000 Polish troops had escaped, mostly through Romania and would later fight in the North African Campaign. The Polish Air Force in France comprised...
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Ukrainian Air Force (Ukrainian: Повітряні сили Збройних сил України, romanized: Povitryani syly Zbroynykh syl Ukrayiny, PS ZSU) is the air force of Ukraine...
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The Romanian Air Force (RoAF) (Romanian: Forțele Aeriene Române) is the air force branch of the Romanian Armed Forces. It has an air force headquarters...
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An air force academy or air academy is a national institution that provides initial officer training, possibly including undergraduate level education...
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Wing (military unit) (redirect from Air force wing)
vinge), the Belgian Air Component (also adopted the English term wing directly), the Polish Air Force (skrzydło) and the Slovak Air Force (krídlo). Additionally...
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