combat aircraft

A

S POLAND CELEBRATES

100 years of military

aviation this year, it was

 tting that the NATO Tiger

Meet (NTM) was held at

the 31. Baza Lotnictwa

Taktycznego (31. BLT, 31st Tactical

Aviation Base) at Poznań-Krzesiny,

hosted by the resident 6. eskadra

lotnictwa taktycznego (6. ELT, 6th

Tactical Fighter Squadron)  ying the

F-16C/D Block 52+. The Siły Powietrzne

(Polish Air Force) was present en masse,

along with the typical wealth of specially

painted participants.

The latest NATO Tiger Meet

was held at Krzesiny Air Base

near Poznań, Poland. Running

from May 14-25, it attracted 22

squadrons from 13 countries.

REPORT Krzysztof Kuska

PHOTOS Piotr Łysakowski

An

incredible

close-up

view of a

pair of 6. ELT

(6th Tactical

Fighter

Squadron)

F-16C Block

52+ jets

as they

break for

the camera

during the

NATO Tiger

Meet in

May.

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