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22nd Air Base

January 01, 1970

The 22nd Air Base (Polish: 22. Baza Lotnicza) is a Polish Air Force air base east of Malbork, Poland, near the village of Królewo Malborskie. It was officially constituted on 1 January 2001, replacing the disbanded 41st Fighter Aviation Regiment. The main unit based there is the 41st Air Tactical Squadron flying Mikoyan MiG-29A/UB fighters.

22nd Air Base
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorPolish Air Force
Coordinates54°01′36″N 19°08′11″E / 54.02667°N 19.13639°E / 54.02667; 19.13639
Map
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Location in Poland

History edit

 
B-17s destroyed all but one of the buildings at the Marienburg Focke-Wulf factory on October 9, 1943.[1]: 280 
 
Polish Air Force MiG-29 in the 22nd Air Base

Part of the German Reich from 1871 to 1945, a civilian airfield was established in 1929 at Königsdorf near Marienburg - as it was known then. It was acquired by the Luftwaffe in 1934.[2] Near the airfield was a 100-acre (0.40 km2) Focke-Wulf aircraft production plant that had been moved from Bremen[3] and which produced approximately half of all Focke-Wulf Fw 190s,[4] and the Stalag XX-B prisoner-of-war camp was nearby.[5] A United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force air raid on the "industrial area in Marienburg" on October 9, 1943, by 96 B-17 Flying Fortresses[6] was called the Marienburg raid by Life magazine.[7] The plant was attacked a second time by 98 B-17s on April 9, 1944.[6]

Post-war, now part of Poland, Marienburg became Malbork and Soviet Air Force units were based there[specify] for a few years.[when?] In 1952 41st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Force of the Polish Army was formed to be based there, initially equipped with MiG-15 fighters, later replaced with MiG-17s, and from 1964 MiG-21s.[8] In 2001 the regiment was dissolved and its ground and air components separated, to form the 22 Air Base[clarification needed] and 41st Air Tactical Squadron respectively. In 2003 the last MiG-21s were retired, and in 2004 the squadron was rearmed with refurbished former East German Air Force MiG-29s obtained from the Luftwaffe.

The base was used by French Air Force aircraft deployed in May 2014 as part of NATO's response to the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine. Initially, Dassault Rafale aircraft were deployed, though on 2 June 2014, four Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters from EC 1/2 and EC 2/5 relieved the Rafales.[9] General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters from the Royal Netherlands Air Force and then from the Belgian Air Component stationed in Malbork until August 2015 when Baltic Air Policing activities were reduced from three to two bases.[10]

On 6 July 2018, a MiG-29 crashed near Pasłęk, with its pilot dying in an ejection attempt. Technical issues are suspected to have played a role in the crash.

On 1 August 2022, the Italian Air Force stationed on site four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter for their first Baltic Air Policing mission in Poland.[11]

On 13 February 2023, Dutch F-35 fighters stationed at the 22nd Air Base were scrambled in order to identify and intercept three Russian aircraft that were operating near Polish airspace. The Dutch F-35s escorted the formation from a distance and handed over the escort to NATO partners.

See also edit

For the FMPU film which includes footage of the Marienburg raid[7] in 1943, see Target for Today.

References edit

  1. ^ Coffey, Thomas M. (1977), Decision over Schweinfurt: The U.S. 8th Air Force Battle for Daylight Bombing, New York: David McKay Company, pp. 280, 465, The Germans were caught by surprise at Marienburg … which was so far east they didn't realize it had to be defended … Only one building of the factory [was] not destroyed on October 9, 1943. (p. 465)
  2. ^ "Historia - Ryszard Rząd" (in Polish). from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  3. ^ (PDF), p. 21 (page 27 in pdf), archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-02
  4. ^ Gurney, Gene (1962), The War in the Air: a pictorial history of World War II Air Forces in combat, New York: Bonanza Books, p. 219
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  6. ^ a b McKillop, Jack. . Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
  7. ^ a b "U.S. Bombing: Arnold calls the Marienburg raid the best example of precision bombing" (pdf). Life. November 8, 1943. p. 119. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  8. ^ 41st Air Tactical Squadron official page 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "France Replaces Rafales with Mirages on Polish Det". Air Forces Monthly (317): 11. August 2014.
  10. ^ "NATO's Baltic Air Policing down to eight aircraft". from the original on 2015-08-09. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
  11. ^ "Task Force Air White Eagle: gli Eurofighter italiani operativi in Polonia a difesa del fianco est della NATO". Aviation Report. 2 August 2022.
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The 22nd Air Base Polish 22 Baza Lotnicza is a Polish Air Force air base east of Malbork Poland near the village of Krolewo Malborskie It was officially constituted on 1 January 2001 replacing the disbanded 41st Fighter Aviation Regiment The main unit based there is the 41st Air Tactical Squadron flying Mikoyan MiG 29A UB fighters 22nd Air BaseIATA noneICAO EPMBSummaryAirport typeMilitaryOperatorPolish Air ForceCoordinates54 01 36 N 19 08 11 E 54 02667 N 19 13639 E 54 02667 19 13639MapEPMBLocation in PolandHistory edit nbsp B 17s destroyed all but one of the buildings at the Marienburg Focke Wulf factory on October 9 1943 1 280 nbsp Polish Air Force MiG 29 in the 22nd Air Base Part of the German Reich from 1871 to 1945 a civilian airfield was established in 1929 at Konigsdorf near Marienburg as it was known then It was acquired by the Luftwaffe in 1934 2 Near the airfield was a 100 acre 0 40 km2 Focke Wulf aircraft production plant that had been moved from Bremen 3 and which produced approximately half of all Focke Wulf Fw 190s 4 and the Stalag XX B prisoner of war camp was nearby 5 A United States Army Air Forces USAAF Eighth Air Force air raid on the industrial area in Marienburg on October 9 1943 by 96 B 17 Flying Fortresses 6 was called the Marienburg raid by Life magazine 7 The plant was attacked a second time by 98 B 17s on April 9 1944 6 Post war now part of Poland Marienburg became Malbork and Soviet Air Force units were based there specify for a few years when In 1952 41st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Air Force of the Polish Army was formed to be based there initially equipped with MiG 15 fighters later replaced with MiG 17s and from 1964 MiG 21s 8 In 2001 the regiment was dissolved and its ground and air components separated to form the 22 Air Base clarification needed and 41st Air Tactical Squadron respectively In 2003 the last MiG 21s were retired and in 2004 the squadron was rearmed with refurbished former East German Air Force MiG 29s obtained from the Luftwaffe The base was used by French Air Force aircraft deployed in May 2014 as part of NATO s response to the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine Initially Dassault Rafale aircraft were deployed though on 2 June 2014 four Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters from EC 1 2 and EC 2 5 relieved the Rafales 9 General Dynamics F 16 Fighting Falcon fighters from the Royal Netherlands Air Force and then from the Belgian Air Component stationed in Malbork until August 2015 when Baltic Air Policing activities were reduced from three to two bases 10 On 6 July 2018 a MiG 29 crashed near Paslek with its pilot dying in an ejection attempt Technical issues are suspected to have played a role in the crash On 1 August 2022 the Italian Air Force stationed on site four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter for their first Baltic Air Policing mission in Poland 11 On 13 February 2023 Dutch F 35 fighters stationed at the 22nd Air Base were scrambled in order to identify and intercept three Russian aircraft that were operating near Polish airspace The Dutch F 35s escorted the formation from a distance and handed over the escort to NATO partners See also editFor the FMPU film which includes footage of the Marienburg raid 7 in 1943 see Target for Today References edit Coffey Thomas M 1977 Decision over Schweinfurt The U S 8th Air Force Battle for Daylight Bombing New York David McKay Company pp 280 465 The Germans were caught by surprise at Marienburg which was so far east they didn t realize it had to be defended Only one building of the factory was not destroyed on October 9 1943 p 465 Historia Ryszard Rzad in Polish Archived from the original on 2012 03 01 Retrieved 2009 12 24 AAFRH 10 PDF p 21 page 27 in pdf archived from the original PDF on 2012 09 02 Gurney Gene 1962 The War in the Air a pictorial history of World War II Air Forces in combat New York Bonanza Books p 219 Stalag 20B Marienburg on the map Archived from the original on 2009 09 24 Retrieved 2009 12 24 a b McKillop Jack Combat Chronology of the USAAF Archived from the original on 2012 05 31 Retrieved 2007 05 25 a b U S Bombing Arnold calls the Marienburg raid the best example of precision bombing pdf Life November 8 1943 p 119 Retrieved 2009 12 24 41st Air Tactical Squadron official page Archived 2010 01 12 at the Wayback Machine France Replaces Rafales with Mirages on Polish Det Air Forces Monthly 317 11 August 2014 NATO s Baltic Air Policing down to eight aircraft Archived from the original on 2015 08 09 Retrieved 2015 08 13 Task Force Air White Eagle gli Eurofighter italiani operativi in Polonia a difesa del fianco est della NATO Aviation Report 2 August 2022 External images nbsp strike and recon images nbsp Before 1943 bombing nbsp After 1943 bombing nbsp 2009 photo gallery nbsp This Polish Air Force article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an airport in Poland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia 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