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 of Poland.
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | # of aircraft | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amiot 123 | France | night bomber | 123 BN.3 | 1928–1929 | 2 | [1] |
Antonov An-12 | USSR | transport | An-12B | 1966–1995 | 2 | one crashed in 1977[2] |
Antonov An-24 | USSR | transport | An-24W | 1966–1977 | 6 | one crashed in 1973[2] |
Antonov An-26 | USSR | transport | An-26 | 1972–2009 | 12 | [2] |
Ansaldo A-1 Balilla | Italy | fighter | 1920–1927 | 105 | [1] | |
Ansaldo A.300 | Italy | bomber/reconnaissance | A.300/4 | 1920–1925 | 80 | [1] |
Avia B-33 | Czechoslovakia | attack | B-33 | 1954–1961 | 281 | Ilyushin Il-10 built under licence in Czechoslovakia |
Avia S-102/CS-201 | Czechoslovakia | fighter fighter-trainer |
S-102 CS-102 |
1953– 1955– |
60 96 |
MiG-15 built under licence in Czechoslovakia |
Bartel BM.4 | Poland | trainer | BM.4 | 1928–1939 | 75 | [3] |
Bartel BM.5 | Poland | trainer | BM.5 | 1929–1939 | 60 | [3] |
Bell 412 | USA/Canada | transport helicopter | 412SP/HP 412HP |
1991-1991 1993–2011 |
2 1 |
Leased for 1991 Papal visit. Transferred to Police.[2][4] |
Bréguet Br.XIV | France | ambulance | Br.XIV.Tbis | 1926–1927 | 1 | [3] Other examples also used. |
Breguet XIX | France | bomber fighter |
B.2/B.2GR C.2 |
1925–1939 1930–1931 |
250 3 |
[1] |
CWL WZ.X | Poland | reconnaissance | WZ-XLD/WZ-XBJ | 1926–1935 | 4 | [1] |
de Havilland DH.60 Moth | UK | trainer | DH.60G | 1928–1935 | 3 | [3] |
Douglas Dakota | USA | transport | 1945– | 11 | ||
Farman F.60 Goliath | France | night bomber | F.68 BN.4 | 1926–1935 | 32 | [1] |
Focke-Wulf Fw 58 | Germany | liaison | 1944–1954 | 1 | captured | |
Fokker F.VII | Netherlands | transport/bomber | VIIb/3m VIIa/1m |
1930–1939 1938–1939 |
23 3 |
[1] |
Fieseler Fi 156 | Germany | liaison | 1945– | 5 | ||
Hanriot HD-14 | France | trainer ambulance |
HD-14 HD-14S |
1924–1934 1925–1935 |
70 2 |
[3] |
Hanriot HD-19 | France | trainer | HD-19bis | 1924–1937 | 56 | [3] |
Hanriot HD-28 | France | trainer ambulance |
HD-28 HD-28S |
1925–1939 1927–1935 |
220 16 |
[3] |
Ilyushin Il-2 | USSR | attack | Il-2M/M3/UIl-2 | 1944–1949 | 200+ | |
Ilyushin Il-10 | USSR | attack trainer |
Il-10 UIl-10 |
1949–1959 | 96 24 |
|
Ilyushin Il-12 | USSR | transport | Il-12D | 1957–1967 | 3 | |
Ilyushin Il-14 | USSR | transport | Il-14P/T/S | 1955–1990 | 17 | |
Ilyushin Il-18 | USSR | transport | Il-18W | 1961–1987 | 5 | |
Ilyushin Il-28 | USSR | bomber trainer reconnaissance |
Il-28 Il-28U Il-28R |
1952–1979 | 72 16 15 |
|
LET/Letov-Kunovic C-11 | Czechoslovakia | trainer | C-11 | 1954-1964 | 37 | Yak-11 built under licence in Czechoslovakia |
Lisunov Li-2 | USSR | transport | 1945–1968 | 19 | Douglas DC-3 built under licence in USSR | |
Lublin R-VIII | Poland | reconnaissance | R-VIII R-VIIIa |
1928–1932 1930–1932 |
2 4 |
2 modified to R-VIIIter floatplanes for Polish navy in 1932[1] |
Lublin R-X | Poland | liaison | R-X R-Xa |
1929–1935 | 1 6 |
[1] |
Lublin R-XIII | Poland | liaison | R-XIII R-XIIIA R-XIIIB R-XIIIC R-XIIID R-XIIIE R-XIIIF Total |
1931–1932 1932–1939 1932–1939 1933–1939 1933–1939 1934–1938 1934–1939 1931–1939 |
1 30 20 48 95 1 58 253 |
[1][3] |
Lublin R-XIV | Poland | trainer | R-XIV R-XIVb |
1930–1939 1932–1939 |
15 6 |
[3] |
LWD Junak | Poland | trainer | Junak 2 Junak 3 |
1952–1955 1954–1961 |
71 93 |
To civilian flying clubs. |
LWS-3 Mewa | Poland | liaison | LWS-3 | 1938–1939 | 2 | [3] |
LWS Zubr | Poland | bomber/trainer | LWS-4 LWS-6 |
1938–1939 | 4 1 |
[1] |
Messerschmitt Bf 108 | Germany | liaison | Bf 108B-2 | 1947–1948 | 3 | captured aircraft rebuilt at PZL-Mielec factory |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | USSR | fighter fighter fighter trainer |
MiG-15 MiG-15bis MiG-15UTI |
1951– 1953– 1951– |
60 36 19 |
|
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | USSR | interceptor | MiG-17PF | 1955–1965 | 12 | |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 | USSR | fighter interceptor |
MiG-19P MiG-19PM |
1957–1974 | 24 11 |
[2] |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | USSR | fighter | MiG-21F-13 MiG-21PF MiG-21PFM MiG-21R MiG-21M MiG-21MF MiG-21MF-75 MiG-21bis Total |
1963–1971 1964–1989 1966–1995 1968–2002 1969–2002 1972–2003 1975–1999 1980–2003 1963–2003 |
25 84 132 36 36 100 20 72 505 |
[2] |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 | USSR | fighter trainer | MiG-21U MiG-21US MiG-21UM |
1965–1990 1969–1992 1971-2003 |
11 12 54 |
[2] |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 | USSR | fighter fighter trainer |
MiG-23MF MiG-23UB |
1979–1999 | 36 6 |
[2] |
Mil Mi-4 | USSR | utility helicopter | Mi-4A | 1958–1981 | 17 | [5] |
Mil Mi-6 | USSR | heavy lift helicopter | Mi-6A | 1986–1990 | 3 | [2] |
Morane-Saulnier AR/MS.35 | France | trainer | MS.35 EP.2 | 1925–1939 | 70 | [3] |
Petlyakov Pe-2 | USSR | bomber | Pe-2FT | 1944–1954 | 101 | |
Polikarpov Po-2 | USSR | utility/trainer | Po-2 | 1944–1978 | 200+ | |
Potez XV | France | reconnaissance bomber |
A.2 B.2 |
1924–1935 | 237 8 |
[1] |
Potez XXV | France | reconnaissance bomber |
A.2 B.2 |
1927–1939 1931–1939 |
266 50 |
[1] |
Potez XXVII A.2 | France | reconnaissance | A.2 | 1925–1937 | 175 | [1] |
PWS-A | Czechoslovakia | fighter | 1929–1935 | 51 | Avia BH-33 built under licence in Poland.[1] | |
PWS-5 | Poland | liaison | T.2 | 1929–1935 | 7 | [1] |
PWS-6 | Poland | liaison | PWS-6 | 1930-1930 | 1 | [1] |
PWS 10 | Poland | fighter/ fighter-trainer |
10M1 10 |
1930-1930 1931–1939 |
2 80 |
[1] |
PWS-14 | Poland | trainer | PWS-14 | 1933–1939 | 20 | [3] |
PWS-16 | Poland | trainer | PWS-16 PWS-16bis |
1933–1939 1934–1939 |
20 21 |
[3] |
PWS-18 | Poland | trainer | PWS-18 | 1937–1939 | 41 | [3] |
PWS-26 | Poland | trainer | PWS-26 | 1934–1939 | 310 | [3] |
PZL-104 Wilga | Poland | utility/reconnaissance | Wilga 35A | 1973–1993 | 27 | To civilian flying clubs. |
PZL.23 Karaś | Poland | attack | 23A 23B |
1936–1939 | 40 210 |
[1][6] |
PZL.37 Łoś | Poland | bomber | 37A 37B |
1938–1939 1939–1939 |
30 45 |
[1] |
PZL.43 | Poland | attack | 43A | 1939–1939 | 6 | [1][6] |
PZL I-22 Iryda | Poland | trainer | M93K | 1992–1996 | 8 | [2] |
PZL Ł.2 | Poland | liaison | Ł.2 Ł.2A |
1929–1935 | 1 19 |
[1] |
PZL P.7 | Poland | fighter/fighter-trainer | P.7a | 1932–1939 | 149 | [7][1] |
PZL P.11 | Poland | fighter | P.11a P.11c |
1934–1939 1935–1939 |
30 175 |
[8][1] |
PZL TS-8 Bies | Poland | trainer | BI/BII/BIII | 1957–1970 | 250 | To civilian flying clubs. |
PZL TS-11 Iskra | Poland | trainer | 1964-2021 | 424 | ||
PZL-Mielec An-2 | Poland | utility transport | An-2T/TD/W | 1956–2012 | 138 | Antonov An-2 built under licence in Poland. Some transferred to civil aviation.[9] |
PZL-Mielec Lim-1/2 | Poland | fighter | Lim-1 Lim-2 Lim-1A Lim-2A SBLim-1 SBlim-2 |
1952–1980 1954–1996 |
200 404 20 53 27 96 |
[5]MiG-15bis built under licence in Poland.Later, 27 single-seat Lim-1s and 96 Lim-2s were converted into two-seat trainers (SBLim-1, SBLim-2). Lim-1A and Lim-2A are tactical reconnaissance aircraft types. |
PZL-Mielec Lim-5/6 | Poland | fighter fighterbomber interceptor tactical reconnaissance fighterbomber fighterbomber all-weather fighter-bomber fighter-bomber tactical reconnaissance |
Lim-5 Lim-5M Lim-5P Lim-5R Lim-6 Lim-6M Lim-6MR Lim-6bis Lim-6bisR |
1956–1996 1959–1984 1960–1966 1965–1992 1965-1992 1965-1992 1963-1989 1964-1990 1965-1990 |
274 60 82 36 45 40 14 101 83 |
[5]The MiG-17 was produced under license in Poland. In any case, in the end, these aircraft, including modifications of existing aircraft, remained in service. All were retired shortly after the 1990s. In addition, most of the aircraft were not exported to other countries.The aircraft that survived dismantling are still on display at museums in various regions. It is also painted so it does not look obsolete. |
PZL SM-1 | USSR Poland |
light utility/ training helicopter |
1957–1983 | 30 ca. | Mil Mi-1 built under licence in Poland[5] | |
PZL SM-2 | Poland | light utility helicopter | 1960–1979 | 50 ca. | [5] | |
RWD-8 | Poland | trainer | PWS | 1934–1939 | 350 | [3] |
RWD-13 | Poland | ambulance | RWD-13S | 1937–1937 | 3 | |
RWD-14 Czapla | Poland | liaison | RWD-14 | 1937–1939 | 65 | [3] |
Shcherbakov Shche-2 | USSR | transport | Shche-2 | 1945–1947 | 5 | |
SNCAC NC-701 | France | transport/ aerial photography |
1949–1955 | 6 | former LOT Polish Airlines, Siebel Si 204 built in France | |
SPAD S.51 C.1 | France | fighter | S.51 C.1 | 1925–1930 | 50 | [1] |
SPAD S.61 C.1 | France | fighter | S.61 C.1 | 1925–1932 | 280 | [1] |
Sukhoi Su-7 | USSR | attack | Su-7BM Su-7BKŁ Su-7U |
1964–1990 1966–1990 1969–1990 |
6 31 8 |
[2] |
Sukhoi Su-20 | USSR | attack reconnaissance |
Su-20 Su-20R |
1974–1997 1975–1997 |
19 8 |
[2] |
Tupolev SB | USSR | trainer | USB-2M-103 | |||
Tupolev Tu-2 | USSR | bomber/target tug | Tu-2S/UTu-2 | 1945–1960 | 8 | |
Tupolev Tu-134 | USSR | transport | Tu-134A | 1974–1992 | 4 | |
Tupolev Tu-154 | USSR | transport | Tu-154M | 1990–2011 | 2 | one crashed in 2010[2] |
Wibault 70 C.1 | France | fighter | 70 C.1 | 1930–1937 | 25 | [1] |
WSK CSS-13 | Poland | utility/trainer ambulance |
CSS-13 CSS S-13 |
1949–1978 | 560 53 |
Polikarpov Po-2 built under licence in Poland, 38 S-13s converted from CSS-13. |
Yakovlev UT-2 | USSR | trainer | UT-2 | 1944–1952 | 140 | |
Yakovlev Yak-1[5] | USSR | fighter | Yak-1B | 1943–1946 | 70 | |
Yakovlev Yak-3 | USSR | fighter | 1944–1945 | 25 | [5] | |
Yakovlev Yak-9 | USSR | fighter | Yak-9 Yak-9M Yak-9T Yak-9W Yak-9U Yak-9P Total |
1944 1944–1951 1944–1951 1945–1953 1945–1947 1947–1953 1944–1953 |
1 72 24 58 19 123 297 |
[5] |
Yakovlev Yak-11 | USSR | trainer | Yak-11 | 1954–1962 | 101 | |
Yakovlev Yak-12 | USSR Poland |
utility/trainer | Yak-12R/M/A | 1951– | 100+ | To civilian flying clubs. |
Yakovlev Yak-17 | USSR | fighter fighter trainer |
Yak-17 Yak-17UTI |
1950–1955 | 3 11 |
[5] |
Yakovlev Yak-18 | USSR | trainer | Yak-18 | 1949–1960 | 15+ | To civilian flying clubs. |
Yakovlev Yak-23 | USSR | fighter | Yak-23 | 1950–1956 | 103 | [5] |
Yakovlev Yak-40 | USSR | transport | 1973–2011 | 18 | [2] |
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa Belcarz, 2001, p.297
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n [1] (in Polish)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Belcarz, 2001, p.298
- ^ Bell 412 opuścił Okęcie. (in Polish)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j [2] (in Polish)
- ^ a b Cynk, 1971, p.186-200
- ^ Cynk, 1971, p.151-
- ^ Cynk, 1971, p.158-172
- ^ Bartosz Glowacki (20 December 2012). "Picture: Polish air force retires last An-2 transport". Flightglobal. Reed Business Information Limited. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
Bibliography
edit- Belcarz, Bartlomiej (2001). White Eagles: The Aircraft, Men and Operations of the Polish Air Force 1918-1939. Hikoki. ISBN 978-1902109732.
- Cynk, Jerzy B. (1971). Polish Aircraft 1893–1939. London: Putnam. ISBN 9780370000855.
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