32nd Air Base
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32nd Air Base is a Polish Air Force
base, located in Łask, about 30 km south-west of Łódź. It is one of the two bases where Poland
's F-16
fighters are stationed, the other being 31st Air Base
. 9 of them were first moved there in October 2008 . The goal is to have 16 fighters, operated by the 10th Tactical Squadron
.
The base airfield was built in 1957. The current base unit, combining infrastructure and ground personnel, was formed in 2001.
In the past there were plans to use this airfield for civilian airliners, but with the expansion of nearby Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport these have been shelved.
A Council has been established for:
Development of defence capabilities in the field of crisis management.
Promotion and enhancement of European armaments cooperation.
Working to strengthen the Defence Technology and Industrial Base and for the creation of an internationally competitive European Defence Equipment Market.
Enhancement of the effectiveness of European Defence Research and Technology.
Polish Air Force
The Polish Air Force is the military Air Force wing of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej...
base, located in Łask, about 30 km south-west of Łódź. It is one of the two bases where Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
's F-16
F-16 Fighting Falcon
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since...
fighters are stationed, the other being 31st Air Base
31st Air Base
The 31st Air Base is a Polish Air Force base, located in Krzesiny, part of the Nowe Miasto district of Poznań. It is the first base to host the recently acquired F-16 fighters....
. 9 of them were first moved there in October 2008 . The goal is to have 16 fighters, operated by the 10th Tactical Squadron
10th Tactical Squadron
10th Tactical Squadron is a fighter squadron of Polish Air Force established in 2008 in Łask, Poland. Squadron is stationed in 32nd Air Base and will operate recently acquired F-16 C/D Block 52+ Adv. fighters starting from 1 October 2008....
.
The base airfield was built in 1957. The current base unit, combining infrastructure and ground personnel, was formed in 2001.
In the past there were plans to use this airfield for civilian airliners, but with the expansion of nearby Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport these have been shelved.
A Council has been established for:
Development of defence capabilities in the field of crisis management.
Promotion and enhancement of European armaments cooperation.
Working to strengthen the Defence Technology and Industrial Base and for the creation of an internationally competitive European Defence Equipment Market.
Enhancement of the effectiveness of European Defence Research and Technology.