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1997 - Warsaw Bemowo airfield - EPBC

Welcome to 1997 at Warsaw Bemowo airport ( EPBC also known as Babice airport ) 

 

 

Tuesday 14th January 1997 

SP-TCA An-2 is now just a fuselage with no wings, still parked outside in the long grass 

 

Sunday 26th January 1997 

Medical hangar area 

 


                        photo SP-NXX(2) at Bemowo in June 1997 

 

SP-NXX(2) Let 200D Morava - s/n 171206 - in a very modern stylish blue/white c/s  - registered 11.96 - Medical

SP-NXY Let 200D Morava  - s/n 171402 - Medical

SP-WXB Mi-2 - s/n 542449072 - Medical

SP-ZXZ Mi-2 - s/n 535643068 - Medical - Childrens health centre titles

 

SP-TVN An-2 is also now just a fuselage outside in the long grass  ( SP-TCA also still here as a fuselage )

 

Friday 31st January 1997 - An-2 update  

Time for a report update on the many AN-2 still here at Bemowo, 

SP-TBA  - sat in the long grass

SP-TBD - now parked near Aeroklub 

SP-TBE  - sat in the long grass

SP-TBF  - sat in the long grass

SP-TCA - dismantled fuselage only

SP-TCB  - now parked near Aeroklub 

SP-TCE  - sat in the long grass

SP-TVN -  dismantled fuselage only

 

plus An-2 in the White Eagle hangar

SP-FMN - full White Eagle colours

SP-FYO 

SP-TCC - complete 

SP-TSB Mi-2 - no rear boom, engine being taken out 

 

Friday 7th March 1997  - Aeropol  

The Aeropol Mi-2 hangar was open, lots to see - all are Mi-2

SP-FSV - s/n 5210539038 - dark blue/white - White Eagle titles

SP-FSX - s/n 535401107 - dark blue/white - White Eagle titles ( note not registered until 11.97 )

SP-FSY - s/n 5210401097 - dark blue/white - White Eagle titles

plus stored

SP-STB

SP-SWB

SP-SWG

SP-SWH

SP-SWK

SP-SWM

SP-TSA

SP-TSC

SP-TSD

SP-TVA 

 

Tuesday 1st April 1997 - sunny Spring day 

After a long winter good to see signs of activity in early Spring - of interest,

SP-FMC AT-1

 

 

 

SP-PUL Pottier 220S - AT-2 - yellow/black - this design was later developed into the succesful Aero AT-3

SP-FYA PZL 104 Wilga 35 - silver ( ex PWL 197 )

SP-ANK An-2 - water bomber 

SP-ZWC PZL M-18 Dromader - fire duty 

 

Glider hangar

SP-ARN PZL 110 Koliber

SP-P069 SZD 50-1M Puchacz 

SP-2680 SZD 30 Pirat 

SP-2781 SZD 9 Bocian

SP-2924 SZD 36A Cobra 15 

SP-3214 "YY" SZD 52-0 Jantar 15

SP-3367 SZD 50-3 Puchacz   

SP-3388 "XT" SZD 42-2 Jantar 2B 

 

 

Sunday 13th April 1997  

 


SP-FRA Socata Rallye 150 s/n 2661 built in 1976 this was previously D-EBWK - registered in Poland in 1985

Of note was the absence of An-2 SP-TCA  - no sign of this dismantled aircraft

 

Friday 18th April 1997

 

SP-FNY Piper Pa-34-200T - badly damaged wreck seen inside the Aeroklub Warszawa hangar - this Seneca was s/n 34-7870199. On 16th July 1996 this aircraft changed registration from SP-FKC to SP-FNY - just two days later on 18.7.96 SP-FNY crashed whilst landing at Bemowo ( undercarriage collapsed on landing ) - SP-FNY lived to fly for just two days! The registration was cancelled by the GILC in May 1998. The wreck of Seneca SP-FNY was last seen in 1999 dumped behind the hangars at Bemowo. 

Of note today were the dismantled wings of Gniady SP-PBN

 

Friday 2nd May 1997 - a busy day at Bemowo - full log

 

Noted around the Aeroklub hangar area were,

SP-AEU Zlin 42M

SP-AFT PZL 104 Wilga 

SP-AHB PZL 104 Wilga

SP-ASD Zlin 142

SP-ASL Zlin 142

SP-ASO Zlin 142

SP-ATS Zlin 142

SP-AWA Yak 12

SP-AZG Zlin 142

SP-CKL PZL 101 Gawron

SP-CSY Zlin 526AFS Akrobat

SP-EAI  PZL 104 Wilga

SP-EFA PZL 102 Kos 

SP-FGB - PZL 101 Gawron - wings only ( SP-FGB was sold to LY-EGO in 1998 )

SP-FNY Piper Pa-34-200T Seneca - wreck 

SP-FRA Socata Rallye 150 

SP-FSK Mi-2

SP-FZL PZL 104 Wilga 80

SP-PBN Gniady - wings only

 

Aeropol hangar apron area

SP-ANK An-2

SP-ANV An-2

SP-AOM An-2 - camo 

SP-FHK Mi-2

SP-FTE Cessna 172

SP-FYA PZL 104 Wilga

SP-SDH Mi-2

SP-ZUP PZL M-18 Dromader

SP-ZWC PZL M-18 Dromader

 

Gliders - assembled 

SP-P069 SZD 50-1M Puchacz

SP-2524 "F" SZD 24-4A Foka 4

SP-2680 SZD 30 Pirat

SP-2882 SZD 30 Pirat

SP-3042 SZD 9 Bis Bocian 

SP-3246 SZD 51-0 Junior

SP-3251 SZD 48-3 Jantar Standard 3 

SP-3303 SZD 51-1 Junior

 

Gliders - disassembled in hanger

SP-1979 Fauvel AV-36C - dusty

SP-2136 SZD 22C Mucha Standard

SP-2258 SZD 22C Mucha Standard

SP-2375 SZD 24C Foka 

SP-2437 SZD 9 Bis Bocian

SP-2444 SZD 9 Bis Bocian

SP-2512 SZD 24C Foka

SP-2513 SZD 24C Foka - wreck in hangar, accident 1994

SP-2540 SZD 39 Cobra 17

SP-2543 SZD 9 Bis Bocian

SP-2565 SZD 30 Pirat 

SP-2661 SZD 9 Bis Bocian - wreck in hangar, accident 1995

SP-2730 "L" SZD 30 Pirat - wreck in hangar, accident 1994

SP-2793 "WA" SZD 38A Jantar 1 

SP-2943 SZD 30 Pirat

SP-3211 SZD 51-0 Junior

SP-3459 SZD 51-1 Junior  - accident damage around cockpit

SP-3525 SZD 9 Bis Bocian

SP-3585 SZD 36A Cobra 15

SP-3616 SZD 9 Bis Bocian 

 

Wednesday 20th August 1997 

 



SP-3459 SZD 51-1 Junior - s/n B1810 dismantled on a trailer with accident damage around the cockpit area - this Junior was back in service with the Aeroklub Warszawa by 2000 when it also had tail code "SJ" 

 

Of interest was SP-PBN GM-01 Gniady in action busy towing gliders 

 

Thursday 28th August 1997  

 

A couple of visitors 

 

SP-0047 SZD 45A Ogar s/n B644 built in 1975 - this was previously SP-0013 - this was the only time I saw this Ogar at Bemowo.

 


SP-FNE  Socata TB-9 Tampico s/n 1089, this was newly registered in Poland in June 1997 ( ex F-GNHX built 1990 )  - in 2005 it was sold to the OKL College at Rszezow as SP-TUN  


 

 

  

 

Check back for more update soon

 

 

 


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