List of retired Polish Air Force aircraft

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

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Citations

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n [1] (in Polish)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Belcarz, 2001, p.298
  4. ^ Bell 412 opuścił Okęcie. (in Polish)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j [2] (in Polish)
  6. ^ a b Cynk, 1971, p.186-200
  7. ^ Cynk, 1971, p.151-
  8. ^ Cynk, 1971, p.158-172
  9. ^ Bartosz Glowacki (20 December 2012). "Picture: Polish air force retires last An-2 transport". Flightglobal. Reed Business Information Limited. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

Bibliography

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  • 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.