Polish players go to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar accompanied by F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters
The Polish national soccer team went to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar accompanied by military aircraft.
Here's What We Know
Fourth-generation F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters escorted the plane with Polish soccer players to the border of the country. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak wrote about it.
Nasi piłkarze już w drodze na Mistrzostwa Świata w Katarze. Do granicy eskortują ich polskie F-16. Powodzenia! pic.twitter.com/8DLZbDMU06
- Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) November 17, 2022
The footballers left for Qatar from the military part of Okęcie Airport in Warsaw. The country's Ministry of Defense authorized the use of F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters, which flew from the airbase in Krzesiny, to escort them.
Do południowej granicy Polski eskortowały nas samoloty F16! ✈️ Dziękujemy i pozdrawiamy panów pilotów! ???????? pic.twitter.com/7WLuM1QrhZ
- Łączy nas piłka (@LaczyNasPilka) November 17, 2022
It is worth noting that the Polish Army has 48 fourth generation fighters F-16 Fighting Falcon. The basis of the air fleet are aircraft upgraded to the Block 52+ level.
Source: @mblaszczak
