Statki Powietrzne Szkoły Orląt 1925–2025

A century of aircraft, gliders and helicopters used to train generations of Polish military pilots in Dęblin – the legendary “School of Eaglets”.

Authors: Roman Kozłowski, Waldemar Wójcik

100 years of aviation history in Dęblin

Statki Powietrzne Szkoły Orląt 1925–2025 is a richly illustrated anniversary album published to mark the centenary of the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin, widely known in Poland as the “School of Eaglets” – the historic training centre of Polish military aviation.

The book presents the aircraft, gliders and helicopters used in Dęblin from 1925 to 2025. It covers almost 90 types, from inter-war training aircraft, through post-war Soviet and Polish designs, to modern training aircraft and helicopters.

Product Description

This large-format hardcover album combines archival photographs, contemporary images, colour aircraft profiles, historical commentary and technical data. It is both a visual history of Polish military aviation training and a useful reference work for aviation enthusiasts, historians and scale modellers.

The album follows the evolution of aircraft used by the Dęblin flying school across an entire century: early Polish and foreign training aircraft, wartime and post-war types, jet trainers, transport aircraft, helicopters, gliders and aircraft associated with the Aeroklub Orląt.

For international readers, Dęblin is one of the most important names in Polish aviation history. The “School of Eaglets” trained many generations of Polish pilots, including officers who later served in Polish and Allied air forces. This book offers a compact visual guide to the machines connected with that tradition.

The publication is particularly valuable for modellers thanks to its combination of period photographs and colour profiles showing markings, camouflage schemes and individual aircraft details.

Contents Overview

The album presents nearly 90 aircraft, gliders and helicopters connected with the history of the Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin between 1925 and 2025.

Selected aircraft and chapters include:

• Bristol F.2B Fighter
• Breguet XIX
• Potez XV, XXV and XXVII
• Hanriot H-28
• Fokker F.VII/3m
• PWS-14, PWS-16 and PWS-26
• RWD-8 and RWD-13
• RWD-14 Czapla
• PZL P.7a, PZL P.11a and PZL P.11c
• PZL Ł.2 and PZL.23 Karaś
• Lublin R-XIII and RWD-17
• Po-2 and UT-2 trainers
• Jak-18, Jak-11 and Jak-12
• Junak 2 and Junak 3
• TS-8 Bies
• Lim-1, Lim-2 and SBLim variants
• Jak-23 fighter
• TS-11 Iskra
• An-2 and M-28 Bryza
• PZL-130 Orlik
• SW-4 Puszczyk helicopter
• Aeroklub Orląt aircraft and gliders
• Modern Air Force Academy training aircraft

Additional chapters cover transport aircraft, helicopters, gliders, aircraft used by the Aeroklub Orląt and the modern training fleet of the Air Force Academy.

Book Details

• Authors: Roman Kozłowski, Waldemar Wójcik
• Publisher: Polish Air Force Museum, Dęblin, Poland
• Year of Publication: 2025
• ISBN: 978-83-66042-34-6
• Binding: Hardcover
• Format: 297 × 210 mm
• Pages: 240
• Language: Polish

About the Publisher

The Polish Air Force Museum in Dęblin is one of Poland's leading aviation heritage institutions. Located in the historic town of Dęblin, home to the famous “School of Eaglets”, the museum preserves and promotes the history of Polish military aviation.

In addition to its aircraft collection, the museum publishes high-quality books, albums and historical studies devoted to aviation history, aircraft, aircrew and military operations. These publications are valued by aviation enthusiasts, historians and scale modellers alike for their photographic content, research and attention to historical detail.

Learn more about the Polish Air Force Museum: muzeumsp.pl

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