A couple of Polish Air Force CASA C-295 M (reg. 021 – callsign PLF038 & reg. 024 – callsign PLF040 ) in flight over northern Italy near Genoa, FL180, heading 240°.
The EADS CASA C-295 is a twin-turboprop tactical military transport aircraft. The Polish Air Force has received 17 C-295 that replaced their Antonov An-26s. One aircraft crashed on 23 January 2008, the other 16 are in service at Kraków-Balice Air Base. Poland was the first foreign customer, ordering eight planes in 2001, two optional in 2006 and two more in 2007, with delivery from 2003 to 2008. In June 2012, another five aircraft were ordered, two delivered in October 2012, third in December 2012 and final two units were delivered on 2 November 2013