Unit Name: | 3rd Tactical Squadron "Poznan" |
Dates: | 1954 - 2008 |
Allegiance: | Polish Air Force |
Type: | Tactical Squadron |
Role: | Attack, Training |
Garrison: | 31st Air Base |
Garrison Label: | Base: |
Mascot: | Black Raven |
Disbanded: | 2008 |
Commander1: | Col. Waldemar Gołębiowski |
Commander1 Label: | Squadron Leader |
Aircraft Fighter: | F-16 C, F-16D |
Aircraft Helicopter Utility: | Mi-2 |
The 3rd Tactical Squadron (known as 3.ELT - 3 Eskadra Lotnictwa Taktycznego in Poland) was a fighter squadron of the Polish Air Force established in 2001 in Poznań, Poland. The squadron was stationed in the 31st Air Base and has acquired F-16 C/D Block 52+ Adv. fighters. From 1954 to 2001 the unit was known as "3. Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego". In 2008 the unit was fused with the 6th Tactical Squadron and the 31st Air Base. Those three units were transformed into 31st Tactical Air Base unit.