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Grzeszczyk’s Record

Szczepan Grzeszczyk, at the controls of a Polish CW-II transitional glider, set a Polish record for free flight duration of 2 hours 11 minutes at Bezmiechowa.

Hercules Over Long Beach

The only flight of the American flying boat Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the “Spruce Goose”, took place. The eight-engine machine, measuring over 97 m in wingspan and 24 m in height, was then the world’s largest aircraft and remains to this day the largest wooden aircraft.

Disaster Near Rzeszów

One person was killed in the crash of a LOT Polish Airlines An-24 passenger aircraft. Due to icing, the engines shut down, forcing the crew to make an emergency landing at Białobrzegi.

All Souls’ Day