Deblin - Polish Air Force Museum (large post)

[johnwickenden]

Following on from the albums I posted of the two museums in Warsaw....the following day saw us making the drive to Deblin to view the Polish AF museum. Again, we were waved in free of charge when the signs said an entry fee was payable (they must like my face). The museum is fairly new and has 75+ exhibits on show. The internal hall by the shop contains a few replicas of early and WW2 Types. There is one hangar which was inaccessible during our visit but I think it only contains about 5 aircraft maximum. The external display contains the usual variety of types - Migs, Sukhoi, Mils etc but there are one of two goodies. Most aircraft are in reasonable condition although a few could use some TLC.....mainly those that have recently been inherited from the defunct museum at Lodz.

Anyway, with 75 aircraft to choose from, its a bit difficult to know what should and shouldn't be included in this selection......hope these meet your approval!

First up, rarest type in the collection and the first one I've seen - Yak 23
Deblin-PAFM-087-Yak23-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Next a Mig 17PF....am I correct in thinking that this camoflague was actually applied to aircraft operated by the Polish Navy?
Deblin-PAFM-305-Mig17PF-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Actually sitting outside the museum, by the entrance. Mi6
Deblin-PAFM-670-Mi6A-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

A line up of Migs that, I believe, came from Lodz, headed up by a Mig15uti
Deblin-PAFM--Mig15uti-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

One of 3 Sukhoi SU22-M4's on display
Deblin-PAFM-7307-SU22M4-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

There are also 3 Beagle's on display....this is the most well presented of them
Deblin-PAFM-65-IL28E-160719-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Again, 3 Mig 23MFs on display....here's one
Deblin-PAFM-140-Mig23MF-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

And 3 Mi14PS.....none of which have their main rotors !
Deblin-PAFM-5137-Mi14PS-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

This SM-1/300 is actually carrying a false serial. It's actually 5005
Deblin-PAFM-5005-SM1-300-160719-in false marks by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Tiger striped Mig 21M
Deblin-PAFM-1808-Mig21M-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Sukhoi Su7UM
Deblin-PAFM-702-SU7UM-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Mig 29G serial 4109 is on the port side
Deblin-PAFM-4109-Mig29G-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

There are at least 11 Mig 21's on display (and why not?....they are gorgeous). This is one of 2 PFM variants
Deblin-PAFM-5705-Mig21PFM-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

and finally.....completely out of place - A Belgian Mirage VBA !
Deblin-PAFM-BA21-MirageVBA-160719 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

Hope there was something there for everyone to enjoy!

[paddyboy]

Hi Jon

Certainly do enjoy

Agree vis-a-vis the Fishbeds

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[slogen51]

Looks good - They do like a museum in Poland

Plus you have the training base