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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