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Aircraft Origin Role Variant Quantity Notes Image Fixed wing aircraft Eurofighter or F-15EX — Air dominance fighter — 32 [1] A330 MRTT or KC-46 — Aerial refueling and multi-role transport — Unknown In discussion since early 2023 [2] Combat helicopter; AW-109T, H145M — Rotorcraft trainer — 24 [3] UAV MQ-9 Reaper United States: UCAV ...
World War II. Curtiss P-40s burning at Wheeler, 7 December 1941. Wheeler Army Airfield was a primary target and site of the first attack on 7 December 1941, leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. [4] The Japanese attacked the airfield to prevent the numerous planes there from getting airborne and engaging them.
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [3] Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH) (IATA: HNL, ICAO: PHNL, FAA LID: HNL) is a United States military base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. It is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force 's Hickam Air Force Base and the United States Navy 's Naval Station Pearl Harbor, which were merged in 2010.
The Polish Air Force (Polish: Siły Powietrzne, lit. 'Air Forces') is the aerial warfare branch of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej (lit. ' Aerial and Air Defense Forces '). In 2014 it consisted of roughly 26,000 military personnel and about 475 aircraft, distributed among ...
The 303 Squadron honour badge had "303" added to the original Kościuszko Squadron emblem. Polish 7th Air Escadrille (Polish: 7. Eskadra Lotnicza), better known as the Kościuszko Squadron, was one of the units of the Polish Air Force during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921. Formed in late 1918, it was re-formed in late 1919 from US volunteers.
Polish Air Force. Number built. 50 + 9 prototypes. History. Introduction date. 1994. First flight. 24 October 1984. The PZL 130 Orlik (English: Eaglet) is a Polish turboprop, single engine, two seat trainer aircraft.
After the war, they were honoured by the erection of the Polish War Memorial in West London, listing the names of all Polish pilots who served in the RAF. In 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine for a second time, the number "303" was chosen by a group of Polish internet activists to name their Squad 303 which sends anti-war messages to ...
The history of the Polish airforce began at the end of World War I. In 1918, some aircraft escadres were created within the Polish units in allied countries. In Russia, one escadre was created within the Polish I Corps of General Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, then disbanded along with the Corps in May 1918. In France, seven escadres were created ...