Poland Retires Sukhoi Su-22s From Air Force Service

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Polish Air Force Sukhoi Su-22.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week Network
Europe’s last Sukhoi Su-22 ground attack aircraft have been formally withdrawn from Polish Air Force service after 41 years in the air. Several of the remaining Su-22s, known to NATO as “Fitter,” made a series of fly pasts at airbases around Poland as part of the type’s withdrawal from operations on...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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