Airflight

Fischer 2404-2409 | Michel 2551-2556 | Year of issue 1978 | People's Republic of Poland

The development of air traffic in Poland.

2404	2405
Czesław Tański, designer during his first flight attempt in Janów Podlaski	Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura and their RWD-6 airplane

2406	2407
Stanisław Skarżyński, the RWD-5.1 crossing the Atlantic	Helicopter Mi-2 in a mountain area

2408	2409
PZL-104 airplane "Wilga 5"	Glider SZD-45 "Ogar"

Translations

PZL (or PEZETEL: Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze) = State Airflight Organisation.
Pierwsze wzloty = First flight.
Zwyciezcy Challenge 1932 = Challenge Victory 1932.
Pierwszy Polski przelot nad Atlantykiem 1933 r(ok) = First Polish flight across the Atlantic 1933.
Motoszybowiec = Motorised glider.

Resources

Stanisław Skarżyński
PZL (Państwowe Zakłady Lotnicze)
PZL - Official site (www.pezetel.com.pl)
RWD airplanes (homepage.iprolink.ch)
Mi-2 helicopter (www.maks.ru)
Wilga (www.pzl-okecie.com.pl)
Wilga (www.trylit.isp.pl)
Ogar (www.manxgliding.flyer.co.uk)
Atlantic Ocean