Polish Aviation Museum

16 July

1936

90 years ago

RWD-9 Accident in the Gulf of Gdańsk

A Polish RWD-9 rally aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Gdańsk. General Gustaw Orlicz-Dreszer, Lieutenant Colonel Stefan Loth, and Captain Pilot Aleksander Łagiewski were killed in the accident.

16 July

1949

77 years ago

Maiden Flight of the Pegaz

The HWL Pegaz motor glider made its maiden flight. It is the only machine built at the Scout Aviation Workshops capable of carrying a person. Despite its simple construction and ease of piloting, the Pegaz did not enter serial production; the only example built is in the collection of the Polish Aviation Museum.

16 July

1975

51 years ago

Shooting Down of an An-2

Pilot Dionizy Bielański took off from the airport in Gawłówek in Małopolska at the controls of an An-2 with the intention of escaping to Austria. Several hours later, 8 kilometres from the Austrian border, the aircraft was shot down by a Czechoslovak fighter.

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Tuesday

09:00 – 17:00

Wednesday

09:00 – 17:00

Thursday

09:00 – 17:00

Friday

09:00 – 17:00

Saturday

09:00 – 17:00

Sunday

09:00 – 17:00

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RWD-9 Accident in the Gulf of Gdańsk

Maiden Flight of the Pegaz

Shooting Down of an An-2

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