36th Special Regiment of Aviation Transport | |
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36 Specjalny Pułk Lotnictwa Transportowego (Polish) | |
Active | 1945–2011 |
Country | Poland |
Allegiance | Polish Air Force |
Type | Special Aviation Regiment |
Role | VIP Transport, Transport |
Part of | Regiment |
Base: | 1 Baza Lotnicza (1st Air Base) Warszawa district Okęcie |
Commanders | |
Squadron Leader | Col. pilot (płk pil.) Mirosław Jemielniak |
Aircraft flown | |
Utility helicopter | Bell 412, PZL W-3 Sokół, Mil Mi-8 |
Transport | Tu-154, Yak-40, PZL M28 |
The 36th Special Regiment of Aviation Transport (Polish: 36 Specjalny Pułk Lotnictwa Transportowego; 36 SPLT) was a special aviation regiment of the Polish Air Force, established in 1945. All of its aircraft were for national public use, the most important being transport of Polish politicians and Ministry of National Defence highest officials & forces commanders. It was headquartered at the 1st Air Base at Warsaw Chopin Airport (formerly Okęcie). Between 1947 and 1974 it operated as Special Air Regiment, earlier as Government Transport Squadron. It was shut down in 2011 and its fleet retired.