VH-TZL PZL-Okecie PZL-104 Wilga-35A (MSN MSN 74191) owned by Thomas Emmans, at the Sport Aircraft Builders Club (SABC) Annual Fly In, Serpentine Airfield – 17 October 2021. This aircraft is under restoration. Built in 1974, ex D-EJIJ, SP-HKM, SP-FKM, PLW-191 (Polish Air Force). The PZL-104 Wilga (golden oriole) is a Polish short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) civil aviation utility aircraft designed and manufactured by PZL Warszawa-Okęcie, which was acquired by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), in 2001. Production of the Wilga ceased in 2006, after over 1,000 had been built . The Wilga has been used for touring, observation, glider towing, parachute training and bush flying and its 260hp Ivchenko AI-14RA radial engine enables it to tow up to three gliders at once. Photo © David Eyre.