Engineering:List of retired Polish Air Force aircraft

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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 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		 1952–1980
1954–1996		 227
496		 [5]MiG-15bis built under licence in Poland. Some converted to two-seat SBLim-1/2
PZL-Mielec Lim-5/6 Poland fighter
interceptor
attack
attack		 Lim-5
Lim-5P
Lim-5M
Lim-6bis		 1956–1996
1959–1984
1960–1966
1965–1992		 308
82
60
42		 [5]MiG-17 built under licence in Poland. 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.
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

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 Belcarz, 2001, p.297
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 [1] (in Polish)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 Belcarz, 2001, p.298
  4. ↑ Bell 412 opuścił Okęcie. (in Polish)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 [2] (in Polish)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/picture-polish-air-force-retires-last-an-2-transport-380353/. Retrieved 24 December 2014. 

Bibliography

  • 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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