Polish 9th Fighter Regiment The Polish 9th Fighter Regiment ( " Polish : 9 Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego " ) was a fighter regiment established in 1944 in Malbork that was a part of the Air Force of the Polish Army . The regiment was stationed in Debrzno until it was disbanded on December 31 , 2000 in Zegrze Pomorskie . History . On August 7 , 1944 , the Soviet Red Army issued an executive order for the formation of the 1st Mixed Air Corps ( " Polish : 1 Meszany Korpus Lotniczy " ) in the regions of Kazan and Kharkiv . The Corps was created from September 1944 to January 1945 . The Corps included the 3rd Fighter Division , which was formed on January 20 , 1944 from the 10th Training Brigade of the 2nd Air Army . This division consisted of the 11th and 10th Fighter Regiments , which had been previously been stationed in Karłowo , as well as the newly created 9th Fighter Regiment . The division was equipped with fighter aircraft , and placed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Wasyl Dobraszow in Krasnogród . On May 11 , 1959 , the Defense Minister , General Marian Spychalski , made an official state inspection of the regiment . He was accompanied by the Head of General Staff General Jerzy Bordziłowski and Jan Frey - Bielecki , the Commander of the Air Force . From September 28 to October 8 , 1959 , the regiment participated in the Air Force ' s championship air games in Wroclaw . On July 22 , 1987 , Defense Minister General Florian Siwicki made a surprise inspection of the regiment . After conducting combat preparedness drills and reserve mobilization exercises , he concluded that the regiment showed high efficiency , willingness , and enthusiasm in carrying out their duties On June 2 , 1991 , the regiment welcomed Pope John Paul II on behalf of President Lech Wałęsa . During the subsequent Mass , which took place on an air field in Zegrze Pomorskie , the Pope addressed the soldiers , saying , " " Ci wszyscy , którzy sprawie Ojczyzny oddani , służą w wojsku , niech uważają siebie za sługi bezpieczeństwa i wolności narodów . Po raz pierwszy dane mi jest - podczas odwiedzin w Ojczyźnie - przemówić do żołnierzy na specjalnym spotkaniu . " " On June 14 , 1996 , President Aleksander Kwaśniewski visited the regiment while he was visiting Koszalin Voivodeship . Structure . The regiment consisted of the regimental command and staff , two fighter squadrons , a technical squadron , a supply battalion , and a support and communications battalion . Their proper names , in Polish , were as follows : The technical squadron had a variety of duties , including servicing airports , storing missiles , and maintaining and refurbishing aircraft , engines , radio and electrical equipment , and weapons . The supply battalion ' s duties include shuttle service , the upkeep and operation of company cars , and protection . Equipment . During the sixty year operating history of the regiment , it operated a number of different Soviet - and Polish - built aircraft . These aircraft were mostly jet fighters and various forms of training aircraft , but also included a single transport helicopter . The Regiment operated the Lim - 1 , Lim - 2 , and SB Lim - 2 versions of the MiG - 15 , as well as the Lim - 5 version of the MiG - 17 . All " Lim " - designated MiG aircraft were manufactured in Poland . In addition to the listed aircraft , the regiment also operated the 57 mm AZP S - 60 anti - aircraft gun .