WWII planes in Poland

Are there many old planes still arround? These planes are quite popular here in the USA.

Have you been to Wright-Patterson?

several times lowfunk. I also have personal friends that own some.

See link for aircraft museum in Kraków:-

muzeumlotnictwa.pl/indexen.php?mod=category&id=6

Museums are nice , but are there plane junk yards? Are there any private owners.

When I lived in Katowice there was a 'sport" aviation airport. Mostly gliders, but I would see from time to time a few ww2 era planes doing acrobatic maneuvers over the city. I'm sure they exist, but couldn't tell you where.

Very few are left. The Germans did a pretty thorough job of destroying the Polish Air Force in 1939, so only a few examples of pre-war planes were preserved. Under communism you couldn't own a private plane, so few people restored them. AFAIK the oldest you can hope to get in flying condition is 1960s vintage.

Interesting and thank you. Are there any US planes wrecked or otherwise laying arround for parts?

Don't think it would occur to me to think of a museum as a junk yard.

It's always great to see a plane such as a Spitfire fly past and to hear the magnificent roar of it's engine.

I would love to hear what a PZL11 sounded like.

There are more and more owners every year. Look at the photos from the Air Picnic in 2007.

Nice photo tommy! I am still wondering if anyone knows if any WWII planes are located that have been wreccked.? We are always looking for salvage here

The Poznan Citadel has some. It used to be a German fortress which has been turned into a museum. There are some WWII aircraft in the back (Russian/German and American).

Good info Zig Thanks!

Who of you guys and girls knew that about 40 South African pilots were shot down over Kraków, Warszawa, Poznań and Malbork while dropping food and clothing supplies for Polish soldiers?

VEry interesting trivia. I wonder what they would have been flying?

Warsaw Uprising Museum would know. Met the curator the other day. Seems he knows absolutely everything there is to know about the pilots.

It would be most interesting story. Would make a good motion picture.

Yes, South Africans, also British, Americans and Poles.

Came across this article a while ago about a crew from South Africa.
They flew a Liberator.

warsawuprising.com/witness/woods.htm

Great for pf to hear such wonderful recollection of the past. Thanks Eagle

Anyone looking to buy some tanks? Carol

Nazi tanks offered for sale in Bulgaria

Hundreds of private collectors and some foreign museums have bought documents to take part in next week's auction, which will offer recovered parts of six German T3 and T4 tanks.

The defence ministry has so far recovered 55 German tanks, some of which will be sold at a second auction in late May.

Bulgaria, which joined NATO in 2004, received over 200 tanks, tank destroyers and heavy assault guns by the Nazis during the World War Two. The Balkan country smelted down some tanks after the war.

uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKL1346672120080313

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Hey, have your ever been to the Oshkosh, WI airshow?

airventure.org

Its the best one in the country:)

No but I have an offer to fly there this year in a P51

Don't mean to butt in being new here and all, but WW2 airplanes are an interest of mine. June 6-8 there is going to be a WW2 Air-show and huge living history weekend in Reading PA, really a phenomenal event maam.org/maamwwii.html

highly recommended!

No P-7's, P-11, or anything of the sort though...
I did hear of someone in Poland actually rebuilding a fully functional and flying replica of a P11. I wish I knew more detail.

That would be great. Have to keep an eye/ear out for that.

Great place to visit is the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon.

They have the Spruce Goose on display. Although it's mostly birch.

sprucegoose.org/aircraft_artifacts/Aircraft/PostWarYears/HK-1.htm

How did the goose get there from Long Beach , CA ? I saw it there near the Queen Mary in 1979

Partially disassembled, parts moved by ocean barge to the Willamette River and then up river to Dayton, finally trucked to McMinnville.

See sprucegoose.org/aircraft_artifacts/exhibits_cont.html

No easy task I am sure. Ranks with the moving of the German U boat in CHicago I think it is U-505

Correct, Its the Union Riggers local 136 that moved it...

I work for them P.T

Working for the uinion in Chicago . Now that can make life memorable!