Retired aircraft of the Polish Air Force

List of retired aircraft types used by Polish Air Force


Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service # of aircraft Notes
Yakovlev Yak-1 [1]  Soviet Union fighter Yak-1B 1943–1946 70
Yakovlev Yak-3 [1]  Soviet Union fighter 1944–1945 25
Yakovlev Yak-9 [1]  Soviet Union fighter Yak-9
Yak-9M
Yak-9T
Yak-9W
Yak-9U
Yak-9P
1944
1944–1951
1944–1951
1945–1953
1945–1947
1947–1953
1
72
24
58
19
123
Ilyushin Il-2  Soviet Union attack aircraft Il-2M/M3/UIl-2 1944–1949 200+
Ilyushin Il-10  Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
attack aircraft Il-10
UIl-10
B-33
1949–1959
1954–1961
96
24
281
Yakovlev Yak-17 [1]  Soviet Union fighter
fighter trainer
Yak-17
Yak-17UTI
1950–1955 3
11
Yakovlev Yak-23 [1]  Soviet Union fighter Yak-23 1950–1956 103
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15  Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
fighter

fighter trainer
MiG-15
MiG-15bis
S-102
MiG-15UTI
CS-102
1951–
1953–
1953–
1951–
1955–
60
36
60
19
96
PZL-Mielec Lim-1/2 (MiG-15/bis)[1]  Poland fighter Lim-1
Lim-2
1952–1980
1954–1996
227
496
some converted to twin-seat SBLim-1/2
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17  Soviet Union interceptor MiG-17PF 1955–1965 12
PZL-Mielec Lim-5/6 (MiG-17) [1]  Poland fighter
interceptor
attack aircraft
attack aircraft
Lim-5
Lim-5P
Lim-5M
Lim-6bis
1956–1996
1959–1984
1960–1966
1965–1992
308
82
60
42
over 100 Lim-5 converted to Lim-6bis and retired in 80s, 42 Lim-5P converted to Lim-6M, 12 Lim-5P to Lim-6MR, 70 bis converted to reconnaissance Lim-6R.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 [2]  Soviet Union fighter
interceptor
MiG-19P
MiG-19PM
1957–1974 24
11
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 [2]  Soviet Union 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
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 [2]  Soviet Union fighter trainer MiG-21U
MiG-21US
MiG-21UM
1965-1990
1969-1992
1971-2003
11
12
54
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 [2]  Soviet Union fighter
fighter trainer
MiG-23MF
MiG-23UB
1979–1999 36
6
Sukhoi Su-7 [2]  Soviet Union attack aircraft Su-7BM
Su-7BKŁ
Su-7U
1964–1990
1966-1990
1969-1990
6
31
8
Sukhoi Su-20[2]  Soviet Union attack aircraft/
reconnaissance
Su-20
Su-20R
1974–1997
1975–1997
19
8
Petlyakov Pe-2  Soviet Union bomber Pe-2FT 1944–1954 101
Tupolev Tu-2  Soviet Union bomber/target tug Tu-2S/UTu-2 1945–1960 8
Ilyushin Il-28  Soviet Union bomber/
reconnaissance
Il-28
Il-28U
Il-28R
1952–1979 72
16
15
Shcherbakov Shche-2  Soviet Union transport 1945–1947 5
Lisunov Li-2  Soviet Union transport/VIP transport 1945–1968 19
Douglas C-47 Skytrain  United States transport 1945– 11
SNCAC NC-701  France transport/
aerial photography
1949–1955 6 former LOT Polish Airlines
PZL-Mielec An-2  Soviet Union
 Poland
utility transport An-2T/TD/W 1956–2012 138 Retired after 56 years on December 14, 2012, some transferred to civil aviation.[3]
Ilyushin Il-12  Soviet Union transport Il-12D 1957–1967 3
Ilyushin Il-14  Soviet Union transport/VIP transport Il-14P/T/S 1955–1990 17
Ilyushin Il-18  Soviet Union transport/VIP transport Il-18W 1961–1987 5
Antonov An-12[2]  Soviet Union transport An-12B 1966–1995 2 one crashed in 1977
Antonov An-24[2]  Soviet Union transport An-24W 1966–1977 6 one crashed in 1973
Antonov An-26[2]  Soviet Union transport An-26 1972–2009 12
Yakovlev Yak-40[2]  Soviet Union VIP transport 1973–2011 18
Tupolev Tu-134  Soviet Union VIP transport Tu-134A 1974–1992 4
Tupolev Tu-154[2]  Soviet Union VIP transport Tu-154M 1990–2011 2 one crashed in 2010
Polikarpov Po-2  Soviet Union
 Poland
liaison/utility/
training
Po-2
CSS-13
1944–
1949–1978
200+
560
Messerschmitt Bf 108  Nazi Germany liaison 1944– few captured
Focke-Wulf Fw 58  Nazi Germany liaison 1944–1954 1 captured
Fieseler Fi 156  Nazi Germany liaison/medevac 1945– 5
Yakovlev Yak-12  Soviet Union
 Poland
liaison/utility/
training
Yak-12R/M/A 1951– 100+ Passed on civilian flying clubs.
PZL-104 Wilga  Poland liaison/utility/
reconnaissance
Wilga 35A 1973–1993 27 Passed on civilian flying clubs.
Yakovlev UT-2  Soviet Union trainer 1944–1952 140
Polikarpov UTI-4  Soviet Union trainer
Tupolev USB  Soviet Union training bomber USB-2M-103
Yakovlev Yak-18  Soviet Union trainer Yak-18 1949–1960 15+ Passed on civilian flying clubs.
LWD Junak  Poland trainer Junak 2
Junak 3
1952–1955
1954–1961
71
93
Passed on civilian flying clubs.
Yakovlev Yak-11  Soviet Union
 Czechoslovakia
trainer Yak-11
C-11
1954–1962 101
37
PZL TS-8 Bies  Poland trainer BI/BII/BIII 1957–1970 250 Passed on civilian flying clubs.
PZL I-22 Iryda[2]  Poland jet trainer M93K 1992–1996 8
PZL SM-1 (Mi-1)[1]  Soviet Union
 Poland
light liaison/utility/
training helicopter
1957–1983 ~30
Mil Mi-4[1]  Soviet Union utility helicopter Mi-4A 1958–1981 17
PZL SM-2[1]  Poland light transport/liaison/
utility helicopter
SM-2 1960–1979 ~50
Mil Mi-6[2]  Soviet Union heavy lift helicopter Mi-6A 1986–1990 3
Bell 412[2]  United States VIP helicopter 412SP/HP
412HP
1991
1993–2011
2
1
Originally 2 Bell 412SP/HP were leased during Pope John Paul II visit to Poland in 1991, in 1993 single Bell 412HP joined Air Force, in 2011 transferred to the Ministry of Interior (Police).[4]

References

  1. (in Polish)
  2. (in Polish)
  3. Bartosz Glowacki (20 December 2012). "Picture: Polish air force retires last An-2 transport". Flightglobal. Reed Business Information Limited. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  4. Bell 412 opuścił Okęcie. (in Polish)

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