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Road workers dig up remnants of downed WWII Soviet aircraft

The engine and the machine gun discovered by road workers. Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad/Facebook

The parts belong to an Ilyushin Il-2, a ground-attack aircraft that was one of the mainstays of the Soviet Air Force.

Kraków Airport seals apron expansion deal

Kraków Airport in southern Poland has signed a contract for the expansion of its apron. The nearly PLN 134 million (EUR 29.4 million) project will add 15 new slots for code C aircraft.

World's biggest aircraft to bring tonnes of protective gear to Poland

The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the world's biggest airplane, will bring to Poland 400 tonnes of protective equipment purchased by the country's copper conglomerate KGHM and fuel firm Lotos, KGHM said in a news release on Tuesday.

Poland’s most outstanding WWII flying ace sentenced to death by Stalinist kangaroo court 70 years ago today

Dubbed ‘Flying Death’ by the Germans, Stanisław Skalski saw action in Poland following the outbreak of war, later becoming the first Pole to command an RAF squadron. Miraculously avoiding death twice, after the war it seemed his luck had run out when he was arrested by the secret police on trumped up charges of espionage, tortured for over a year and then sentenced to be executed. But again, he survived.

Kraków students build solar powered airplane

Students from Kraków's AGH University of Science and Technology have become the first students in Poland to build a solar powered aircraft. Its maiden flight took place on Wednesday at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków.

President opens Polish Business & Innovation Week in Nevada

US-visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda opened the Polish Business and Innovation Week in the state of Nevada on Saturday. The event is intended as a cooperation platform between US and Polish enterprise, among others in aircraft and space technology.

MoD puts in request for fleet of hi-tech US stealth jets

The defence ministry is looking to replace its current fourth-generation F-16 planes for 32 new fifth-generation F-35a jets from US defence firm Lockheed Martin.

Aces high: World’s Smallest jet takes to the skies

Among those keen to snaffle up the 2mln EUR jet is Iron Maiden’s Aces High singer and keen pilot Bruce Dickinson.

Pay up! Fuming LOT bosses demand compensation from Boeing for grounded flights

LOT has had to suspend its five 737 Max jets after Boeing grounded all of its aircraft following horror crash in Ethiopia which killed all on board.

Brainbox students win FIVE awards for their ‘Mars colonisation’ flight project

One of the tasks involved “raising the heaviest possible weight with the lightest possible aircraft” on a mission simulation to colonise the red planet.

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Teen sparks national mania after spotted reading book instead of smartphone while selling raspberries

The 13-year-old called Samuel charmed the country after being photographed on the high street in Gniezno which quickly went viral creating a wave of ‘Samuel-mania’.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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