"Orlik" team

Pictures 1-6 Lt.Col. Andrzej Sowa
Pictures 7-35 Maj. Piotr Romanowski
Pictures 37-43, 45-55, 57-71 Capt. Dariusz Sarnecki
Pictures 36,44,56, 72-106 Lt. Dariusz Stachurski
Pictures 107-129 Capt. Piotr Jablonski



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1. - "Orlik" team members at Fairford 1998
2. - Preparing to display - Fairford 1998
3. - Just after take-off - Fairford 1998
4. - Capt. Artur Bielas as the right wingman - Fairford 1998
5. - Left wing - Fairford 1998
6. - After display - Fairford 1998

Rehersal before going to France - Radom 3.06.2004

7. - Team ready on runway
8. - Right wing



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9. - Rolling
10. - First five in the air
11. - Climbimg
12,13. - Join formation
14. - Right turn
15. - Left wing view
16. - Team leader view



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17. - Slots with smoke generators on
18,19. - Left wing view
20. - Upper view
21,22. - Right turn
23. - Capt. Dariusz Stanczyk
24. - Capt. Piotr Jablonski



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25-28. - Left turn
29. - Upper view
30. - Left turn in "Tower" formation
31. - Minimum distance to the leader
32. - Right wing view



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33,34. - "Stairs" formation seen from left wing...
35. - ... and the same formation from the right

Airshow - Avord 19.05.2004


36. - Pilots on their way to the airbase
37. - Just after take-off
38. - Aircrafts join the formation
39. - Poor weather during flight to France
40. - Right wing just before entering the clouds



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41. - Team in the clouds...
42. - ... and later on
43. - Taxiing at Avord
44. - The team leader Lt. Dariusz Stachurski at the entrance of French airbase
45. - View on apron at Avord
46. - The team commander Lt.Col. Dariusz Kleczaj during briefing
47,48. - Maintenance crew preparing aircrafts for display



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49. - Pilots who co-ordinates display from the ground
50. - Capt. Dariusz Sarnecki as the display commentator
51. - "Swan" formation
52. - Fly by with "Diamond"
53. - "Pyramid" formation
54. - Taxiing after display
55. - "Polish camp" at Avord
56. - The team members had also time for sightseeing



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57. - Somewhere over France on the way to Poland
58. - Team view from window of An-24
59. - Above the clouds
60. - Weather is getting worse...
61. - Flying into the rain
62. - Team splits for landing at Wroclaw
63. - "Orlik" in the rain
64. - Capt. Piotr Jablonski (on left) and Lt.Col. Krystian Motylinski at apron in Wroclaw



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65. - Few kilometres to hometown...
66. - ... and over the town
67,68. - Right turn over the airbase
69. - View on the runway
70. - On the way to "Pilot's house"
71. - Hot coffee in the rest room


Airshow - Salamanca 15.05.2005



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72. - Refueling in Germany. Time to rest for team members except the leader.
73. - Taxiing for take-off
74. - Flight to France
75,76. - On the French ground
77,78. - The next step to Spain
79. - The Pyrenees mountains on the horizon



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80-82. - The team over the tops of the mountains
83. - In Spain
84. - Take-off for display
85-87. - During the display



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88. - Rear cockpit view
89. - Turn with landing gear extended
90. - On the flightline
91. - Technicians after display
92,93. - Other participants` display
94. - "Patrouille Suisse" on the flightline
95. - Take-off on the way back to Poland



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96. - Take a look at Salamanca airbase for the last time...
97-99. - Over the Pyrenees again
100-103. - Over the city of San Sebastian



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104,105. - Flight to the Cazaux airbase in France over the Bay of Biscay
106. - On course to Poland


Airshow - Patrica di Mare 23.06.2008



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107-108. - First part of flight in bad weather
109. - Pilots during fuel-stop landing
110-114. - Over the clouds on the way to Italy



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115-118. - The wather is improving
109. - Few miles before landing
120. - Taxiing at Patrica di Mare
121. - Lt. Michal Anielak and the team in the background
122. - Polish pilots in Italy



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123. - "Orlik" team after take-off
124-126. - The team on his way back to Poland
127. - Another one fuel-stop
128. - Pilots ready to fly again
129. - Left hand side view