| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | D-IRIK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Curtiss Hawk I |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Curtiss Hawk I/II |
| Aircraft Version: | Curtiss Hawk II |
| C/n (msn): | H.81 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kraków - Rakowice-Czyzyny (closed)Map |
| Country: | Poland |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EPKC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 30 May 2025 |
| Photo by: | Kjell O Granlund - Scanavphoto |
| Photo ID: | 855785 |
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Built in 1933 and shipped to Germany on the SS Europa. First registered D-3164, then D-IRIK in April 1934. For the next four years it was the personal plane of Ernst Udet, later Generaloberst of Luftwaffe, and flown during the opening ceremony of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. After 1937 it was displayed in the Deutsche Luftfahrtsammlung, in Berlin but damaged during an air raid in November 1943. The collection was evacuated to occupied Poland and from 1963 part of the Polish Aviation Museum. The left side carries the 1936 Olympic Games logo and the Swastika flag. This photo is copyright © Kjell O Granlund - Scanavphoto, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 October 2025, and has since been viewed 69 times. |