Researchers from the Bialystok University of Technology have restored the original LIM-5 fighter jet manufactured in 1957 in Mielec. The exhibit was placed in the Military Park of the Army Museum in Bialystok.

On 15 February 2022, the Army Museum concluded a cooperation agreement with the Bialystok University of Technology and an interdisciplinary team of employees from the University of Technology and the Army Museum developed a schedule of works. 

‘We used the Bialystok University of Technology’s machinery park to restore this museum object to the full splendour of the original’, said Dr Jarosław Szusta, Prof. PB, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs at the PB. The jet was in a deplorable condition, with many elements missing. Using modern technologies, i.e. 3D printing, laser cutting and plasma cutting, we reconstructed the missing elements,” added Prof. Szusta.

The jet served in Słupsk for a year, from 1958 it was stationed in Malbork, and from 1973 it remained in the stock of the 58th Airborne Training and Combat Regiment in Dęblin. From 1980, it flew in the 38th Airborne Training and Combat Regiment in Modlin. He completed his service in 1989 in Biała Podlaska.