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1951 LOT Li-2 Tuszyn air disaster
The 1951 LOT Li-2 Tuszyn air disaster occurred on 15 November 1951 when a LOT Polish Airlines Lisunov Li-2 flew into power lines near Tuszyn, crashed and burst into flames. All 15 passengers and 3 crew died. It was the first LOT aircraft disaster since the end of World War II.
Incident.
On 15 November 1951 a LOT Lisunov Li-2 was en route from Łódź to Kraków–Balice. Shortly after take-off while flying through Górki Duże near Tuszyn it flew into power
outside Værøy, killing all 5 persons on board.
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Europe Poland.
- 1951 LOT Li-2 Tuszyn air disaster the Lisunov Li-2 suffered an engine failure in mid air. The pilots lose control of the plane, hit a power line, crashed and burst into flames in Tuszyn. All 18 people aboard were killed.
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