 | Polish Pilots Take Controls on F-16| Modern Discuss Polish Pilots Take Controls on F-16 in the Other Eras forums; I think its true to say that the West have always respected the Poles as a brave people. Its good ... |
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09-21-2006, 04:18 PM
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| I think its true to say that the West have always respected the Poles as a brave people. Its good to see that this continues.
During the Cold War the Poles were one of the best equipped and trained of the Warsaw Pact nations but from what I read the Russians never really had the same level of control as they had over other nations. | 
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09-24-2006, 02:35 PM
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#47 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | In the Stars and Stripes newspaper yesterday. The US has turned down the Polish offer in negotiations to place bases and troops in Poland. Instead they are going to set up the bases in Romania and Bulgaria.
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09-30-2006, 05:25 PM
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09-30-2006, 06:12 PM
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#49 | | He who does not skim
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10-01-2006, 02:11 PM
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#50 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | V2 the guy on the bottom pic is an American pilot not Polish. He is wearing Airforce Blue Lt Colonal rank and his squadron patch says that he is with 152nd Fighter Squadron.
The same thing with the 2nd and 3rd pic.
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11-08-2006, 03:18 PM
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Country: | Nice video with polish F-16:
Google Video: http://video.google.pl/videoplay?doc...68798023949642
Download ~44MB: http://www.f-16.pl/movies/a3.mpg
Two Polish F-16 and two Polish MiG-29 over Poznań:
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11-09-2006, 09:32 AM
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11-09-2006, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DerAdlerIstGelandet  In the Stars and Stripes newspaper yesterday. The US has turned down the Polish offer in negotiations to place bases and troops in Poland. Instead they are going to set up the bases in Romania and Bulgaria. | The US goverments may have its reasons, but if I was Polish, I might feel a bit slighted. We/you should take up their offer, if only out of sympathy and respect for them.
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11-09-2006, 02:10 PM
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11-10-2006, 11:23 AM
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#56 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by ndicki The US goverments may have its reasons, but if I was Polish, I might feel a bit slighted. We/you should take up their offer, if only out of sympathy and respect for them. | They can put troops there if they want. I dont care, Im not in the Army anymore. 
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01-17-2007, 04:51 AM
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Country: | On Monday, January 15th 2007 two polish pilots – Lt. Col. Zbigniew Zawada (commander of the 6th tactical air squadron) and Lt. Col. Dariusz Malinowski (commander of the 10th tactical air squadron) – began their training on the F-16 Block52+, under the supervision of USAF instructors. Two training flights will be conducted daily – during morning and afternoon hours - from Monday to Friday. The number of flights and their frequency will gradually increase as more aircraft and air personnel arrive at the 31st Air Base. Currently, the Polish Air Force uses two F-16’s for its training needs. Three additional aircraft are undergoing the final phases of ground maintenance procedures and will soon be ready for conducting training flights.
Poland has purchased forty eight F-16 Block52+ multirole aircraft (thirty six F-16C and twelve F-16D) – eight of which have been delivered to the 31st Air Base in Poznan-Krzesiny at the end of 2006. In 2007 the base will receive additional twenty four F-16’s.
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01-17-2007, 01:49 PM
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#58 | | Master of Ewes
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01-17-2007, 02:02 PM
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#59 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Look at the bottom pic. It is a two seater.
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01-17-2007, 02:09 PM
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#60 | | Master of Ewes
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