Polish An-2 farewell - air to air

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Polish An-2 farewell - air to air

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After 57 years in line last Polish Antonov-2 has been retired. On Friday I got chance to catch him in the air for the very last time.
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Post by Stratofreighter »

A very fitting wintery tribute! :respect: :thumb:
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Love it,..well done my friend
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Post by Canberra TT.18 »

Great pictures,

Beautiful aircraft. She will be missed.

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Post by MainPower »

Indeed .. some great shots :-)

In what did you 'catch' the An-2?
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Thanks. We were flying Mi-2.
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Post by vico »

wow nice air to air pics
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Very nice!
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Post by CJ van der Ende »

Hey Bartek,

There are some shots I did not see yet! Very nicely done mate! You are a star! ;-)

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Too bad the plane is being retired. I really like your pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by vmd »

Well done! :D
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Post by Luzifer-RN »

Amazing pictures of a beautiful airplane. Unfortunately I hadn't seen it before. :(
What is the planning of this bird for the future?

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really great pictures of the AN-2!!
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Post by herky »

Well done Bartek. Love the winter scenery.
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Impressive!
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