| Aircraft Magazines Guide |
Poland
Introduction
This is a survey of Polish aviation, defence and aircraft scale modelling magazines. All magazines are Polish text only, unless otherwise stated.
For other nations, check our country by country listing. An alphabetical index of titles is also available, as is a list of useful magazine shops which deal with new or secondhand magazines.
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'Aero' [ ? publisher, ISSN ? ]
This was the Polish-language edition of the UK originated partwork Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft. It was published in 240 weekly parts between 1984 and 1988. It is not clear what took the place of the RAF squadron histories series included in the UK edition. Many colour illustrations - photos, profile drawings, foldout colour artwork etc. |
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'Aerohobby' [NOT-SIGMA, ISSN ?]
Aviation magazine published in 1990. The only known issue is 1/1990. The contents of which comprised F-4 PHANTOM II (with colour profiles); Fleet air arm; w zblizeniu PZL.23 KARAS i PZL P.38 WILK; Samoloty polskie zdobyte przez Luftwaffe. No further information. |
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'Aero - magazyn lotniczy' [Oficyna Wydawnicza KAGERO, ISSN 1896-3951]
Glossy monthly magazine for aviation enthusiasts, from the well known book publisher. A4 size with 82 pages, illustrated with many colour photos and colour artwork, plus b+w photos and scale line drawings. The first issue was dated 1/2006. |
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'Aeroplan' [Agencja Lotnicza "Altair", ISSN 1232-8839]
Subtitled 'ilustrowany magazyn lotniczy'. Highly illustrated bi-monthly Polish aviation magazine. 44 pages each, b+w and colour photos, line drawings and colour profiles. Contains feature articles on aircraft flown by Polish pilots, modern and historical aircraft types, aircraft markings, foreign military aviation, model kit and book reviews etc. First published in 1994 as a quarterly (2 issues), with four issues in 1995 and 1997 and 5 issues published in 1996 and 1999. Six issues were published in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and will be in 2004. (Since 2001 issue 5/6 has been a double issue with a CD-ROM). |
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'Aero Technika Lotnicza' [Oficyna Wydawnicza SIMP, ISSN 0867-6720]
Title means 'Aviation Technology', published monthly 1990-1993. Previously called 'Technika Lotnicza I Astronautyczna' (see below). |
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'Air Show' [KAGERO Oficyna Wydawnicza, ISSN ?]
Subtitled Magazyn for Modelarz. Scale aircraft modelling magazine first published in 1991. Ceased publication sometime after 1993. No further information. |
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'Armia' [Kowalski & S-ka (Co), ISSN 1506-5936]
Monthly magazine. Review of the Armed Forces of Poland, with some info on air forces also. Generally more photos than information. |
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'Aviata' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Aviation magazine. No futher information. |
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'Biuletyn Informacyjny Instytutu Lotnictwa' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Bi-monthly magazine. Aviation technical journal. Includes occasional historical articles. Published since 1964. English translations for most, but not all, articles. Ceased publication in 1976. |
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'Biuletyn Lotniczy' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Aviation journal published quarterly (?) during the 1980s. Appeared in 1984. No further information. |
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'Fanatyk Plastiku' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Subtitled 'Magazyn Modelarski'. Monthly scale modelling magazine, published 1993-2003. |
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'Kartonowy Fan' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Monthly scale paper/card modelling magazine, published since 2000. Covers vehicles, aircraft, ships, cars etc. |
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'Lot Polski' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Weekly aviation magazine. First published in 1926. Ceased publication in 1939. No further information. |
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'Lotnictwo Aviation International' [Wydawnictwa Lotnicze, ISSN 0867-6763]
Monthly, since 1992 bi-weekly magazine, published 1991-1995. Similiar content to 'Skrzydlata Polska'. |
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'Lotnictwo Wojskowe' [Magnum-X Ltd, ISSN 1505-1196]
First published in 1998, Bi-monthly magazine. Title means 'Military Aviation'. Contents comprises articles on foreign and
Polish aircraft - including historical features. From issue 1 of 2004 is was renamed 'Lotnictwo' and became a monthly magazine. |
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'Lotnictwo z Szachownica' [Wydawnictwo SANKO, ISSN 1643-5702]
Title means 'Aviation Chessboard' - a reference to the Polish national markings. Magazine exclusively devoted to the history of the Polish Air Force and its aircraft. First published in 2002 and reached issue 7 in late 2003. |
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'Maly Modelarz' [Maly Modelarz, ISSN ?]
Title means 'Little Models'. Also referred to as 'Maty Modelarz'. Monthly magazine which comprises a fully detailed card/paper model of a specific subject. Usually 3-12 pages long, with the paper parts printed in colour. Subjects featured included aircraft, helicopters, boats, armoured vehicles etc. Aircraft models were usually to 1:50 or 1:33 scale. Published from 1957. Continued until at least September 2001. |
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'Militaria' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Subtitled Kwartalnik Historyczno-Modelarski. Quarterly military history and modelling magazine. Includes military aviation articles. Vol.4 No.1 appeared in 1999. |
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'Militaria i Fakty' [AJaKS, ISSN 1509-8542]
Bi-monthly military history magazine, published since 2000. Title translates as 'Militaria and Facts'. A4 size, 56 pages, fully illustrated with b+w photos and some colour drawings. Originally published quarterly. Covers a wide range of military subjects, including pre-1900 topics, with aircraft features in each issue. |
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'Militaria XX Wieku' [KAGERO Oficyna Wydawnicza, ISSN 1732-4491]
Subtitled Ilustrowany Magazyn Historyczny. Bi-monthly magazine covering 20th Century military history. First published in 2004. A4 size publication with 78 pages in each issue. Most issues come with a free CD-ROM cover disc. |
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'Mini Replika' [Wydawnictwo KS-Print, ISSN 1429-3935]
Bi-monthly scale plastic modelling magazine. Covers AFVs, aircraft, figures etc. A4 size publication with 40 pages in each issue. The editor is Krzysztof Sikora. |
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'Modelarz' [Zarzad Glowny Ligi Obrony Kraju, ISSN 0137-7701]
Title means Modeller. Monthly modelling magazine which also features aeromodelling items. Good aviation content, including a scale drawing in each issue of an aircraft important to Polish aviation history. First appeared in May 1955. |
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'Model Fan' [AJaKS, ISSN 1429-9178]
Monthly scale modelling magazine, published since 1998. Covers AFVs, aircraft, cars etc. |
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'Model Hobby' [Mirage Hobby, ISSN 1509-068X]
Subtitled Magazyn Hobbystow. Bi-monthly scale modelling magazine. First published in 1999. |
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'Model Redukcyjny' [RossaGraph, ISSN 3504-7234]
Scale plastic modelling magazine covering AFVs, aircraft, figures, vehicles etc. A4 size with 38 pages in each issue. Printed on glossy paper and illustrated with colour photos and colour artwork. Initially appearing bi-monthly, publication became very erratic after the first year. It appears to have ceased publication after issue 2004/2. |
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'Model Styl' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Subtitled Ilustrowany Magazyn Modelarski. Glossy quarterly scale modelling magazine covering the usual AFVs, aircraft, figures, vehicles etc. First published in 1992. A4 size with 32 pages in each issue. Only about 5 issues appeared before publication ended in 1994. |
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'Nowa Technika Wojskowa' [Magnum-X Ltd, ISSN 1230-1655]
Title means 'Military Technology'. Monthly magazine, first published in 1991 as 'Technika Wojskowa' (Nowa/New - since 1992 - means new publisher). Includes aircraft technology section and historical articles on foreign and Polish Air Forces equipment. |
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'Orlik - Model Kartonowy' [? publisher, ISSN 1731-6863]
Monthly magazine which comprises a fully detailed card/paper model of a specific subject. Usually 3-12 pages long, with the paper parts printed in colour. Subjects featured included aircraft, helicopters, boats, armoured vehicles etc. Aircraft models were usually to 1:35 scale. |
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'Pilot Club Magazine' [Pilot Club Magazine, ISSN 1734-4638]
Monthly magazine for private pilots. First issue dated June 2005. It is dedicated to pilots, airplane's owners, pilot-students, managers and all GA enthusiasts. The contents includes news and product reviews, aircraft flight tests, piloting skills, fly-ins and aircraft for sale. |
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'Pilot Wojenny' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Historical aviation magazine published approximately bi-monthly. First published in 1999 and ceased publication with issue 5/2001 after 17 issues. |
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'Plany Modelarskie' [Zarzad Glowny Ligi Obrony Kraju, ISSN ?]
Title means 'Modelling Plans'. Bi-monthly magazine featuring scale drawings for a specific subject. Subjects featured included aircraft, helicopters, boats, armoured vehicles etc. Included with the drawings was a feature article and detail photos of the subject. 5-7 pages in each issue. The aircraft plans were in scales 1:13, 1:15 etc. Published from 1965 to 1989. |
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'Polska Flota Napowietrzna' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Title means Polish Air Fleet News. The first Polish aviation magazine. First 1 July 1919. Ceased publication mid 1921. Frequency not known. |
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'Przeglad Lotniczy' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
The title means Aviation Review. Magazine of the Polish Air Force. Monthly magazine for military pilots. First published in 1928. Ceased publication in 1939. |
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'Przeglad Lotniczy Aviation Revue' [Przeglad Lotniczy Aviation Revue Ltd, ISSN 1231-2398]
Przeglad Lotniczy Aviation Revue is Poland's leading monthly flying magazine, covering the world of General Aviation. It includes articles on civil aviation, gliding, parachuting, paragliding etc. Launched in 1993. Member of the Experimental Aircraft Association. |
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'Przeglad WLOP' [WLOP*, ISSN 0137-8058]
Military aviation technical magazine. Published monthly. Includes feature articles covering operations and tactics, training & flying safety, engineering and operations, news. 72-76 pages in each issue. Illustrated with only a few photos and diagrams. First published in October 2001. * Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej = Air And Air Defence Force. Also reported with the ISSN: 0867-2075. |
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'Raport WTO' [Agencja Lotnicza 'Altair' Ltd, ISSN 1429-270X]
Monthly magazine published since 1997. Title means 'Report'. This is complete source of information about Polish defence industry and military equipment. Also contains numerous articles on foreign military technology. |
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'Samoloty' [DeAgostini, ISSN ?]
Subtitled Encyklopedia Lotnictwa. Weekly part-work publication covering all aspects of aviation. A4 size. Published in the 1990s? |
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'Skrzydla i Motor' [Liga Lotnicza, ISSN n/a]
Title means 'Wings and Engine'. Subtitled: Tygodnik Mlodziezy Lotniczej (Weekly Magazine of Aviation Youth). A weekly magazine covering current and historical civil and military aviation, and also aeromodelling. Issue 1 was dated 16-23 June 1946. Ceased publication circa 1955. Issues published during the 1950s featured a lot of communist propaganda - half aviation and half propaganda in some cases. Published by Liga Lotnicza (Aviation League). |
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'Skrzydlata Polska' [Agencja Lotnicza Altair Ltd, ISSN 0137-866X]
Title means Winged Poland. Monthly publication. First published 1930-1939 and relaunched in May 1945. Ceased publication in 1991 but relaunched again in 1993 and still current. (It appeared weekly in the period 1953-1991). The counterpart to 'Flug-Revue' in Germany, covering civil and military aircraft technology, gliders and space. Includes a Polish Air Force camouflage and markings column with tone drawings. Initially titled 'Mlody Lotnik' (Junior Flyer), and appeared monthly 1924-1930 under this title. |
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'Skrzydla W Miniaturze' [Avia-Press, ISSN ? ]
Title means Wings in Miniature. Scale plastic aircraft modelling magazine. 48 pages, photos, scale drawings, colour profiles. Each issue is normally devoted to one aircraft type in detail. Last issue was No.24 in 2000. |
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'Super Model' [KAGERO Oficyna Wydawnicza, ISSN 1733-8964]
Bi-monthly scale modelling magazine mainly focussing on aircraft and armoured vehicles. A4 size, with 52 pages in each issue. Highly illustrated with colour photos on every page. First published in 2004. |
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'Technika Lotnicza I Astronautyczna' [Sekcja Lotnicza SIMP, ISSN 0040-1145]
Title means 'Aviation And Space Technology'. Monthly technical magazine. Includes a feature article on a historical Polish aircraft type in each issue. Photos, plus colour 3-view drawings on the cover. Published from 1948. In 1990 it became 'AERO - Technika Lotnicza' (see above). |
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'Wiraze' [WLOP, ISSN ?]
Fortnightly magazine of the Polish Air Force. Glossy A4 magazine which also covers military aviation around the world. Published since at least 2000. |
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'Wojskowy Przeglad Lotniczy' [? publisher, ISSN ?]
Title means Military Review of Aviation. Monthly magazine for miltary pilots published by the Air Force. First published in 1947. Ceased publication in 1974. Replaced by 'Przeglad WLOP' (see above). |
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'WPT - Wojskowy Przeglad Techniczny' [Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej*, ISSN 0137-7280]
Title translates as Military Review of Technology. Like the German 'Wehr Technik', this monthly magazine looked at new defence products. Published 1968-1993 and then renamed 'Wojskowy Przeglad Techniczny I Logistyczny' (see below). * Ministry of Defence. |
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'WPT - Wojskowy Przeglad Techniczny I Logistyczny' [Inspektorat Logistyki Sztabu Generalnego WP*, ISSN 1230-7386]
Title translates as Military Review of Technology & Logistics. Bi-monthly magazine originally titled 'Wojskowy Przeglad Techniczny' (see above) but since 1994 published under a revised title. Reviews new defence products. The main point of view is the logistics behind the army/air force. * This is actually a Polish military unit. |
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'Zolnierz Polski' [Bellona, ISSN 0044-4979]
Title translates as Polish Soldier. Monthly magazine. Changed its editorial design in the last 10 years to become a very informative magazine. The publisher, Bellona, is a very well known company for good media (books,mags,cd etc) and has developed from the defence ministry publisher. |
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