Welcome to 1996 at Warsaw Bemowo airport ( EPBC also known as Babice airport )
Thursday 4th January 1996 - brief visit
2539 Mi-2 - bright green - blue/white tail band - 103 PL
6624 Mi-2 - 3 x green camo - blue/white tail band - 103 PL
Wednesday 17th January 1996 - the pink Sokol
420 W-3 Sokol - white/pink/red/maroon - with "123" on engine - blue/white tail band - 103 PL
This interesting W-3 Sokol was s/n 300420 and had been a PZL Swidnik demonstrator as SP-SSK - the "123" on the engine cover was a show code for ILA 1994 in Berlin in May 1994. Note that it had alternated between being SP-SSK and PWL 420 several times between 1993 and 1995.
Friday 26th January 1996 - snow
Today was the first time I had seen a based 42 EL An-2 parked over on the civil Aeroklub side of the airfield - great to see and photograph. I suspect this particular An-2 ( 5155 s/n 1G151-55 ) was at the end of its military service, it would depart to Piotrokow Trybunal a few months later and eventually become SP-AON.
5155 An-2 - camo - white/red tip - 42 EL ( still here on 21.4.1996 )
SP-ANV An-2 - with "sharksmouth" under engine
The pink Sokol 420 was seen again over on the far side ( Babice ) of the airfield.
Friday 2nd February 1996 - Tech school
Noted parked outside of the military Technical training school hangar were,
0503 TS-11 Iskra
0624 Mi-2 - camo - white tail band
Friday 29th March 1996
414 W-3 Sokol - white/red/blue - blue/white tail band - 103 PL - first time I saw this Sokol
659 Mi-8 - olive - blue/white tail band - 103 PL
7837 Mi-2 - camo - red/white tail band - 42 EL
Sunday 21st April 1996
SP-FHK Mi-2 - blue/red with "JM Tronik" titles ( newly registered February 1996 )
SP-FTE Reims Cessna 172N - a new resident - first registered a few days earlier on 11.4.96 ( ex G-BHNU - photo above taken April 2000 at Bemowo )
SP-ANK An-2 - water bomber with two orange chutes under the fuselage
SP-ZWC PZL M-18B Dromader
SP-ZWG PZL M-18B Dromader
also still here of interest were An-2 SP-ANV and 5155
Today I was lucky, the Aeropol hangar was open and it was full of Mi-2 helicopters, noted were
SP-SAA Mi-2 being resprayed
SP-SPE Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-STB Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-STC Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-SWB Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-SWG Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-SWK Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-SWM Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-TSA Mi-2 - brown/orange colours
SP-TSB Mi-2 - blue/white
SP-TSD Mi-2 - missing nose wheel
plus the following Aeropol An-2 still present out on the grass
SP-TBA, SP-TBD, SP-TBE, SP-TBF, SP-TBK, SP-TCA, SP-TCB, SP-TCC, SP-TCD, SP-TCE, SP-TCG and SP-TVN all An-2 - All part of the Aeropol fleet
Saturday 27th April 1996
Today was an "Open Day" at the military technical training hangar ( WAT ) on the south side ( Babice ) of the airfield - that was handy !
Outside
0503 TS-11 Iskra
0624 Mi-2
6810 Mig 21 MF - grey
Techical Training Hangar ( WAT )
04 Mig 21 PFM
05 Mi-2M2 - 2 x green with s/n ZD0105094 ( rare Mi-2M2 version )
4205 Mig 21 PFM - silver
4244 Su-20 - forward fuselage only - camo
parked nearby on the airfield
510 W-3 Anakonda - green/yellow camo - floation gear - blue/white tail band - 103 PL
I then drove around to the Aeroklub Warszawa side of the airfield - the airfield was busy and hangars were open,
SP-ANK An-2 - water bomber
SP-FSD Mi-2 - smart black/green/red colours - visitor
SP-FYA PZL 104 Wilga - silver ( ex PWL ) - visitor
SP-CKL PZL 101 Gawron - active glider tug
Aeroklub Glider Hangar
SP-2375 SZD 24C Foka
SP-2558 SZD 30 Pirat
SP-2565 SZD 30 Pirat
SP-2781 SZD 9 Bis Bocian
SP-2882 SZD 30 Pirat
SP-2943 SZD 30 Pirat - s/n S06-19 built at PZL Swidnik in 1975
SP-3062 "AW" SZD 42-2 Jantar 2B
SP-3069 SZD 50-1 Puchacz
SP-3211 SZD 51-1 Junior
SP-3214 SZD 52 Jantar 15
SP-3246 "TE" SZD 51-0 Junior s/n X-116
SP-3303 "LK" SZD 51-1 Junior
SP-3585 SZD 36A Cobra 15
SP-PKT Rand KR-2PM Smigly
Aeroklub hangar area
SP-AEU Zlin 42
SP-ASD, SP-ASO and SP-ATS Zlin 142
SP-AFT, SP-AHB, SP-EAI, SP-EBH dismantled, SP-FZL PZL 104 Wilga
SP-AMB Piper Cub
SP-ARN PZL 110 Koliber
SP-AWA Yak 12
SP-CSY Zlin 526 Akrobat
SP-CTC Zlin 526F Trener - s/n 1253 built 1972
SP-EFA PZL 102 Kos
SP-FHK, SP-FSK Mi-2
SP-PBN Gniady - no engine
Aeropol hangar
SP-FTV Let 410 - s/n 882038 - Aeropol - white/blue ( note newly registered 29.4.96 )
SP-TAC Let 410 - white/orange/black
SP-STA Mi-2 - being resprayed dark blue
SP-TBL An-2 ( previously parked out on grass )
SP-TBM An-2 ( previously parked out on grass )
Thursday 2nd May 1996 - two new interesting aircraft
SP-FMC AT-1 - low wing single engine - built by Tomasz Antoniewski - named "Gift of Friendship" - in 1991 this aircraft toured Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France, quiet an achievement at that time )
SP-PUL Pottier P.220S -AT-2 - green primer - kit built by Tomasz Antoniewski
SP-AFT PZL 104 Wilga
SP-2924 SZD 36A Cobra 15
SP-3042 SZD 9 Bis Bocian 1E
Tuesday 14th May 1996
SP-ARP PZL 110 Koliber - s/n 25030 - visitor
Gliders noted,
SP-2793 "WA" SZD 38A Jantar 1
SP-2882 SD 30 Pirat
SP-2924 SZD 36A Cobra 15
SP-2943 SZD 30 Pirat
SP-3062 SZD 42-2 Jantar 2B
SP-3214 "YY" SZD 52-0 Jantar 15
SP-3251 SZD 48-3 Jantar Standard 3
SP-3303 "LK" SZD 51-1 Junior
SP-3456 SZD 42-2 Jantar 2B
Aeropol hangar
SP-SAE Mi-2
SP-TBK An-2 - maintenance
SP-TBM An-2 - note has "SP-FYM" marked on a sticker ( SP-FYM was registered on 31.5.96 )
Wednesday 5th June 1996 - Motorised Bocian - nice
Some new gliders logged today,
BGA 4150 "HRV" SZD 55-1 - s/n 551195076 - British registered SZD glider - in hangar
SP-0045 Bocian M2000 - Motorised Bocian - s/n P-344 / YL-001 - modified by Yalo with a Limbach SL1700EC engine - this later became SP-8003
SP-3388 "XT" SZD 42-2 Jantar 2B - s/n B-1670
SP-3525 SZD 9 Bis Bocian 1D - s/n 812 - this was previously SP-2401
Aeropol hangar
SP-FYL An-2 s/n 1G185-57 - this was registered on 30.4.96 and was previously SP-TBL
Tuesday 25th June 1996
SP-ZOO PZL 104 Wilga s/n 20900900 - visitor
SP-FGB PZL 101 Gawron - s/n 85162 - dismantled wings only in hangar - this aircraft was sold on to Lithuania
SP-FRM PZL 110 Koliber 150 s/n 19006 - white/blue
Thursday 11th July 1996
SP-FCX Zlin 142 s/n 0522 - visitor
SP-FMW Let 200D Morava - s/n 171001 - white/yellow ( ex SP-FAU seen at Bemowo in 1994 ) - note above photo from Bemowo in 1997
additional gliders first noted,
SP-2583 "PW" SZD 48 Jantar Standard 2 - s/n X-134
SP-2680 SZD 30 Pirat - s/n B-571
SP-3191 SZD 48-1 Jantar Standard 2 - s/n B-1146
SP-3542 SZD 48-3 Jantar Standard 3 - s/n B-1894
others of interest still here
SP-FMC AT-1
SP-PUL Pottier P220S / AT-2
SP-0045 Motorised Bocian
Aeropol hangar
SP-FMN An-2 - s/n 1G177-21 - blue/white White Eagle titles
SP-FTN Let 410 UVP - s/n 902515 - White Eagle titles
SP-FYL An-2 - s/n 1G185-57
Tuesday 23rd July 1996
SP-ECH PZL 104 Wilga s/n 62160 - visitor believed from Mielec
SP-3616 SZD 9 Bis Bocian 1D - newly registered on 14.6.96 - ex SP-2425
noted in the glider hangar
SP-3069 SZD 50-1 Puchacz - dismantled - note this would be seen a few weeks later as SP-P069
SP-AMB Piper J-3C-65 Cub - noted dismantled and engineless with some torn fabric on the rear fuselage - note in a few weeks it would start a re-building process at Yalo
I checked the withdrawn An-2 line up and noted the following still parked out on the grass
SP-TBA, SP-TBD, SP-TBE, SP-TBF, SP-TCA, SP-TCB, SP-TCC, SP-TCD, SP-TCE, SP-TCG and SP-TVN
plus active An-2
SP-ANK An-2 waterbomber
Tuesday 6th August 1996
The Aeropol hangar was open and contained
SP-0001 SZD 45 Ogar - Warszawa Politechnika titles on tail
SP-FNK Beech A36 Bonanza s/n E3014 - note this was the second Bonanza SP-FNK, registered on 26.7.96 - the first SP-FNK Bonanza ( s/n E2905 ) crashed at Swidnik in September 1995
SP-FYL An-2 s/n 1G185-57
SP-FYO An-2 s/n 1G185-56 ex SP-TBK - note that this was officially registered a few days later on 9.8.96
SP-P069 SZD 50-1M Puchacz inside the glider hanger - note rare use of "P" prefix to indicate testing ( proby ) - it would re-appear as SP-3069 in 1999
SP-TXA Let 410 UPV-E - s/n 892319 - Medical
Wednesday 7th August 1996 - nice visitor
Help - Parked over on the miltary side today was a W-3 Sokol in a green/white/dayglo colour scheme ( ie like the German Police colour scheme ) - Unfortunatley I couldn't manage to read the registration - in theory it was either German Police Sokol D-HSNA ( their second example D-HSNB had not flown at this time ) or it was a PZL owned demonstrator SP-SUB which was also painted in a similar colour scheme - If you saw this Sokol at Bemow in August 1996 please do get in touch - thanks.
Thursday 8th August 1996
Short visit, of interest
SP-FYL An-2 was active and flying circuits
SP-P069 SZD 50-1M Puchacz was noted dismantled
Monday 19th August 1996
The Medical hangar was open, with some lovely aircraft ,
SP-NXN(2) Let 200D Morava - s/n 171401 - note newly registered on 3.7.96
SP-NXY Let 200D Morava - s/n 171402 ( note from 1966 to 1981 this was SP-NAC )
SP-UXI An-2 - s/n 1G214-07 - built 1986 - registered 23.9.1986 - cancelled 12.9.2003 - later sold to SP-FVB
SP-ZXE Mi-2 - s/n 544304085
SP-ZXO Mi-2 - s/n 515032126
SP-ZXZ Mi-2 - s/n 535643068 - Centre for Chidrens Health
plus another interesting glider,
SP-3500 PW-3 Bakcyl - s/n L-01 - Politechnic Warszawa design
plus long term withdrawn from use resident,
SP-TCG An-2 - s/n 1G188-60 now dismantled outside the Aeropol hangar ( one of the many An-2 usually parked in the long grass ) - note this was cancelled from the registered a few days earlier on 14.8.1996 - this An-2 soon made its way to an aviation museum at Cerbaiola near Rimini in Italy and was later painted in fake Croatian AF colours.
Tuesday 20th August 1996
More aircraft by the Medical hangar
SP-NXT Let 200D Morava - s/n 171327
SP-WXA Mi-2 - s/n 542448072
another active glider,
SP-3367 SZD 50-3 Puchacz - s/n B-1610
Thursday 22nd August 1996
Visiting military aircraft parked over by the tower ( far side ),
5344 Mi-2 - possibly from 49 PSB from Pruszcz Gdański
9866 An-2 - possibly 23 LES from Deblin
Tuesday 3rd September 1996
SP-AGZ PZL 104 Wilga - s/n 19850824 - visitor
SP-EAN PZL 104 Wilga - s/n 59069 - visitor
SP-FTY Let 410 UVP-E - s/n 892317 - orange/black with Aviation Enterprise titles
also of interest
SP-ANV An-2 - back again
SP-P069 SZD 50-1M Puchacz - now assembled again
SP-TVN An-2 - now inside the Aeropol hangar
Tuesday 10th September 1996
SP-FSG Mi-2 - s/n 19850824 - ex SP-FSE, all white, the "G" on the registration looks oddly painted - newly registered on 3.7.96
SP-1979 Fauvel AV-36C - unusual flying wing type glider, blue/silver, very dusty inside glider hangar
Tuesday 1st October 1996 - new modern aerobatic aircraft
SP-FEK Extra 300L - s/n 032 - red - first example of an Extra in Poland, newly registered in Poland 9.9.1996
Sunday 6th October 1996
SP-2891 SZD 38A Jantar 1 - s/n B-616
The Extra 300L SP-FEK was still here
Sunday 6th October 1996 - Bielany "Pedigree Pal Show"
The suburb of Bielany is near the airfield at Bemowo - Pedigree pet foods organised a pet show which included two tethered hot air balloons
SP-BWX Thunder & Colt AX8-90 - s/n 1709 - red/white Kitekat titles
SP-BWZ Thunder & Colt AX8-90 - s/n 1717 - red/white Chappi titles
Wednesday 9th October 1996
SP-SDH Mi-2 - s/n 524004025 - blue/yellow - visitor - seen here several times in October 1996
SP-MXB PZL M-20 Mewa - s/n 1AH002-12 - Medical
Monday 14th October 1996
The Aeropol hangar was open
SP-FSX Mi-2 - s/n 535401107 - dark blue - no rotors
SP-FSY Mi-2 - s/n 5210401097 - dark blue
SP-TSB Mi-2 - s/n 543042123 - white/blue
SP-TSC Mi-2 - s/n 524738046 - yellow
SP-FYO An-2 - s/n 1G185-56 - full White Eagle colours
Wednesday 23rd October 1996 - visiting An-2s
SP-AOD An-2 - s/n 1G108-64 - ex PWL camo with black registration - visitor
SP-AOM An-2 - s/n 1G159-27 - ex PWL camo with red/white fin tip - visitor - registered on 28.5.96
Wednesday 13th November 1996
Of note today was the absence of both SP-FSH and SP-FSI - these two Mi-2 had been parked in the long grass since my first visit in December 1994 - both were cancelled by the GILC on 28.10.96 - now they were gone - see also 25.11.96
Monday 25th November 1996 - the military side
SP-FSH Mi-2 - inside the 42 EL hangar ( note in April 1998 this would become SP-FDH )
607 Mi-17 - green/tan - blue/white tailband - 103 PL
701 Mi-17 - sand/green - blue/white tailband - 103 PL
659 Mi-8 - olive - blue/white tailband - 103 PL
1919 Mi-2 - green/brown - blue/white tailband - 103 PL
4522 Mi-2 - green/brown - blue/white tailband - 103 PL
6942 Mi-2 - 3 x camo - blue/white tailband - 103 PL
4154 Bell 206B Jet Ranger - blue/white tailband - 103 PL ( note photo above taken 8.95 at Deblin )
Friday 13th December 1996
SP-FVV Cessna 421B - s/n 421B-0525 - note newly registered on 22.10.96
SP-2437 SZD 9 Bis Bocian 1D - s/n F-846 - arrived dismantled on a car trailer - ( note in March 1998 this would be re-registered as SP-3626 )
Note that Mi-8 SP-SWW was still present parked in the long grass
This is the end of my 1996 notes - please see the 1997 page too
