Koliber returns from Germany to Poland

The Aeroklub Stalowowolski at Turbia airfield near Stalowa Wola has announced they have recently bought PZL Koliber 150 D-ERUG from Germany. This Koliber s/n 03900042 was built at PZL Okecie and first flew on 12th February 1991 - it was initially delivered to the Netherlands as PH-BIJ before quickly passing onto Sweden as SE-KUG. In June 1995 it became D-ERUG. Made in Poland it's now back in Poland.

Sold and Exported - SP-FRL and SP-VEL

February 2025 - Plane4You report two recent export sales of SP registered aircraft - SP-FRL PZL 110 Koliber 150 a long time resident at Warsaw-Bemowo ( EPBC ) was sold in Feb 2025 to Germany. This early Koliber s/n 19003 was built in 1979 at PZL Okecie ( Warsaw ) as a Koliber 100 and originally registered as SP-ZKA in September 1979 and later re-registered as SP-FRL in February 1988. It was upgraded to a Koliber 150 in 1994. 

Photo below shows this Koliber as SP-ZKA in 1985 - photo via Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe

 

Also moving on in February 2025 is Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP-VEL - this was built in 2000 with s/n 172S8510 and originally delivered a N583SP. It was sold on to Poland becoming SP-KDI in April 2005 and later re-registered in 2022 as SP-VEL. In Feb 25 the aircraft was dismantled for shipping back to the USA.

 

Koliber G-BVAI returns to Poland

PZL 110 Koliber 150 registration G-BVAI has just returned to Poland after a ferry flight by Plane4You from its home base in Ireland. 

This Koliber is S/N 03900040 ( ie Koliber #40 ) and was built at the PZL factory at Okecie in Warsaw and had its first flight on 29th June 1990. The aircraft was delivered new to a customer in Denmark as OY-CYJ in August 1990. In July 1993 this Koliber was imported into the UK taking up the registration G-BVAI and since then has had ten registered owners in the UK. By August 2018 it had flown 1,004 flight hours.

The aircraft is now with the Aeroklub at Swidnik having departed its home base of Birr, Ireland and routing via Waterford Ireland, Bristol UK, Biggin Hill UK, Antwerp Belgium, Kassel Germany, Berlin Schönhagen, Leszno Poland, Warsaw-Bemowo Poland and finally to Swidnik. G-BVAI was cancelled by the UK CAA on 20th October 2021.

The aircraft was registered in Poland on 30th May 2022 as SP-ASW(3).

Note that SP-ASW(1) was a CSS-13 biplane from 1954 to 1965 - SP-ASW(2) was a Mil Mi-2 from 1998 to 2011. 

 

Aircraft sold to Poland from the UK - May 2011

The latest UK CAA aircraft register changes show two aircraft sold from the UK to Poland,


G-BVKH - Thunder AX8-90 hot air balloon - built in 1994 this balloon has c/n 2574. It was cancelled from the UK CAA "G-" aviation register on 18th May 2011 as sold to Poland. The balloon is coloured red/yellow/grey/blue.


Photo Link to balloon G-BVKH

If you see this balloon in Poland please let me know - thanks


G-DRBN - Embraer EMB-500 Phenom 100 c/n 0055 - built in 2009 this small executive jet was cancelled from the UK on 10th May 2011  as sold to Poland - this has now been registered in Poland as SP-AVP.

Photo Link for Phenom G-DRBN

Photo Link for Phenom SP-AVP


In addition Polish built PZL 110 Koliber 160A G-BXLR c/n 04980077 was cancelled from the UK register in May 2011 as sold to Spain.

Photo Link to Koliber G-BXLR

Steve

Aircraft sold to Poland from the UK - Summer 2010

The latest UK CAA register shows three "G-reg...." aircraft cancelled as sold to Poland -


G-GBLR Reims Cessna F150L c/n 1109  was built in 1974 originally registered as N961L. In 1985 this aircraft was imported into the UK and became G-GBLR.It was cancelled as sold to Poland on 21.7.10


G-LOKM PZL Koliber 160A c/n 04990080 was built in 1999 and test flew at PZL Okecie as SP-WGH. It was imported into the UK in September 1999 and became G-BYSH but was quickly re-registered as G-LOKM in 11.99. The aircraft is white and blue and had flown just 114 flight hours by 31.12.09. G-LOKM was cancelled as sold to Poland on 24.8.10 - I think this aircraft may be in the Krakow region.


G-MTGN CFM Shadow Series B c/n 041 this microlight aircraft was built in the UK in 1988 -  and was cancelled as sold to Poland on 23.9.09


please let me know if you see these aircraft in Poland - thank you.

Steve

UK "G-..." register - 2 Polish aircraft exported - March 2010

The latest UK CAA "G-...." aircraft register shows one Polish built aircraft has been exported from the UK and one Robinson R44 helicopter has been exported to Poland from the UK.


G-CBGA PZL 110 Koliber 160A c/n 04010086 - cancelled on 1.3.10 as exported to France ( F ). This Koliber was registered in the UK in 11.01 and was previously SP-WGM ( it was displayed at Friedrichshafen trade show in April 2001 as SP-WGM ).

UPDATE - this aircraft was registered in France on 8th April 2010 as F-HAZE

see link below for photo of G-CBGA

http://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodules/ginfo/ginfo_photo.aspx?regmark=G-CBGA&imgname=G-CBGA001&imgtype=jpg


G-CEVI Robinson R44 Raven II c/n 11993 - cancelled on as exported to Poland ( SP ). This R44 was built in 2007 and was registered as SP-GTD in Poland in June 2010.


If you see SP-GTD in Poland please let me know - thanks.


see link below for photo of G-CEVI

http://www.abpic.co.uk/photo/1084413/



Steve