Help needed: An-2 at 16 Air Batallion barracks, Krakow

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ChrisGlobe
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Help needed: An-2 at 16 Air Batallion barracks, Krakow

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The following two aircraft are at the 16 Airborne Battalion barracks in Krakow (https://goo.gl/maps/DdRcZA1qLVn)

Eurodemobbed lists both aircraft as unknown: http://www.eurodemobbed.org.uk/location ... ation=9867

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Krakow barracks An-2 and Mi-8 by Chris Globe, on Flickr

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Krakow barracks An-2 and Mi-8 by Chris Globe, on Flickr

The Mi-8 is obviously 626 c/n 10626, ex Leznica Wielka, but the An-2 is somewhat more of a mystery!

At first I thought maybe it was also from Leznica Wielka but I don't think it is. In the second photo, just above the Mi-8 tailboom, you can see a small air vent which doesn't appear standard on the An-2. Also, it's clear the aircraft has been repainted and was previously a more glossy green, including just behind the cockpit glazing which seems to rule out normal Polish Air Force camo?

Help please!

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Re: Help needed: An-2 at 16 Air Batallion barracks, Krakow

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The An-2 is marked 4495, which is the regiment number.
Think close up inspection is needed for this one.
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