07/31/2011. Probably the most pictured Polish aircraft, "044" was produced at the SAZ (Saratovskiy Aviatsionnyy Zavod, Saratov Aviation Plant) at Saratov, Russia, Soviet Union in 1979 and delivered to the Polish AF on April 30 of that year. Wearing the Polish title 'Rzeczpospolita Polska' on the port side of the fuselage and the English translation 'Republic of Poland' on the starboard side, this government aircraft is operated by the 36. SPLT (special transport aviation regiment) based at Warszawa-Okecie Airport, Warsaw, Poland.