Poles fly in for air rally
A service of commemoration was held at the Polish Air Force Memorial by a group of Polish civilian pilots from the Światowe Stowarzyszenie Lotników Polskich (World Association of Polish Airmen), who flew to the UK in several light aircraft, together with a delegation of around 40 who flew in to RAF Northolt from Poland.
A service of commemoration was held at the Polish Air Force Memorial by a group of Polish civilian pilots from the Światowe Stowarzyszenie Lotników Polskich (World Association of Polish Airmen), who flew to the UK in several light aircraft, together with a delegation of around 40 who flew in to RAF Northolt from Poland.
The Polish pilots and delegation from the Światowe Stowarzyszenie Lotników Polskich, led by its president Lt Gen (Ret) pilot Tadeusz Mikutel, 3rd from the right, were welcomed at the Polish Air Force Memorial by the PAFMC and Polish Embassy.
A service of commemoration was held at the Polish Air Force Memorial by a group of Polish civilian pilots from the Światowe Stowarzyszenie Lotników Polskich (World Association of Polish Airmen), who flew to the UK in several light aircraft, together with a delegation of around 40 who flew in to RAF Northolt from Poland.
sobota, 31 maja 2025
Poles fly in for air rally.
A group of Polish civilian pilots from the Światowe Stowarzyszenie Lotników Polskich (SSLP)
(World Association of Polish Airmen) based in Warsaw, flew to the UK in several light aircraft as part of an air rally, which took place from 19 to 31 May.
They departed from Warsaw’s Babice Airport and landed at several airfields where Polish Air Force pilots were based during the Second World War. On the 29 May they were joined by a delegation of around 40 who flew in to RAF Northolt from Poland. This was led by SSLP president Lt Gen (Ret) pilot Tadeusz Mikutel and were met on the apron and welcomed by Krzysztof de Berg, chairman of the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee (PAFMC), and Deputy Defence Attachés Robert Pawlicki and Mariusz Piotrowski from the Polish Embassy.
The delegation transferred to the nearby Polish Air Force Memorial at South Ruislip for a short service of commemoration. Following a welcome address by Krzysztof de Berg and response from Lt Gen (Ret) pilot Tadeusz Mikutel, wreaths were laid at the Memorial prior to the delegation’s return to RAF Northolt and flight back to Poland. The group of civilian pilots returned to Poland in their light aircraft on Saturday 31 May.