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We are proud to announce that on Saturday you will be able to see another two exceptional aircraft that have shaped the history of Polish military aviation for decades. Each of them has its own remarkable story - full of changes, renovations and returns to full performance.
SB Lim-2 SP-UTI and Lim-2 SP-MIG are true pearls of historical aviation. Lim-2 SP-MIG is the only flying single-seat MiG-15bis family aircraft in Europe and the only flying Lim-2 in the world!
SB Lim-2 SP-UTI
It began its life as a combat (single-seat) Lim-1, manufactured at WSK Mielec in 1953. After seven years of service, it was rebuilt into the SB Lim-1 version, and by 1974 it had undergone two major overhauls to finally leave Aircraft Repair Plant No. 2 (now WZL-2 Bydgoszcz) as the SBLim-2 A. To increase its capabilities, the front section of the SB Lim-1 was combined with the rear section of the Lim-2 and a Lis-2 engine was installed.
After serving with the Polish Eagles Foundation, where it flew for three years, it made its last landing in 2013 before spending six years on the ground. In 2020, thanks to the efforts of its new owners (Bartosz Maciejczyk, Mateusz Strama and Piotr Kowalski), the aircraft was restored to full service.
The restoration did not stop there - in 2022, under the care of FUBAR AVIATION, the machine underwent an avionics upgrade so that the SB Lim-2 and Lim-2 cabins were identical to each other. Since then, the machine has taken part in dozens of airshows in Poland and Europe, spending around 80 hours in the air and making more than 200 landings.
Lim-2 SP-MIG
The Lim-2 SP-MIG was manufactured at WSK Mielec in 1955 and was dynamically operated by the Polish military from the very beginning, passing from regiment to regiment. After overhaul at Deblin in 1970, it was transferred to the 61st Airborne Training and Combat Regiment in Biała Podlaska, where it served until the end of its military career.
It is worth mentioning that the Lim-2 SP-MIG, among others, was for some time part of the famous ‘Rombik’ pilot team, known for its many performances at home and abroad. The aircraft made its last flight in military service in 1984.
Years later, in 1991, the Lim-2 found its way into the stock of the Aero Club of Łódź and into the collection of Jerzy Lewandowski, from where it was handed over to the Polish Eagles Foundation in early 2000. In 2020, the machine was repurchased by Bartosz Maciejczyk, and a year later a major rebuild began.
The avionics were modernised, technical efficiency was restored, and in 2021 a historic “fly-over” took place - the moment when the Lim-2 SP-MIG regained its airworthiness. With the permission of the ULC, the machine was granted operational status in the special category.
During the Science and Aviation Picnic, it will be possible to see both of these historic aircraft!
Photo by Sławek "Hesja" Krajniewski