BUILT
Z-526AFS, SP-CSU, s/n 1226, Piotr Haberland, Żelazny Aerobatic Group, Zielona Góra airfield,
Poland, mid 2007
In December 1999, an aerobatic group was formed
by members of Aero Club Zielona Góra, supported
by then-emerging network of hardware stores Żelazny (Iron). In the beginning, the group had a pair
of Z-526AFSs and one Z-50LA. In 2001, another
plane, Z-526F was added. The pilots of the group
amazed the public with their skillful flying at airshows not only in Poland but also in Germany and
other countries. In 2004, Lech Marchelewski beca-
me leader of the group and three years later the
Żelazny began rehearsing a six-planes formation
with the debut planned for airshow in Radom. However, on September 1, tragedy struck during the
premiere show. Conducting a maneuver called "the
rose" aircraft No. 1 (Z-526F, SP-CDF) and No. 2 (Z-526AFS, SP-ELE) collided. Both pilots, retired Colonel Lech Marchelewski and Piotr Bachanowicz,
were killed. The second Z-526AFS (SP-CSU) just
narrowly missed the crash point... Today the group
flies Z-50s, Z-526Fs and EA300 LC/LX and usually flies as formation of four. The decals supplied
allow the SP-ELE to be built as an alternative to
the SP-CSU. Where the question mark appears, it
indicates option and the second number always
belongs to the decal corresponding to the SP-ELE
marking.
ACCESSORIES USED:
644143 Z-526AFS LööK (Brassin)
648733 Z-526AFS cockpit PRINT (Brassin)
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