As part of Independence Day celebrations, the Aviator Monument was unveiled in Warsaw. The monument, designed by Professor Edward Wittig, was erected on Plac Unii Lubelskiej.
11 November
1937
89 years ago
Disaster Near Piaseczno
A LOT Polish Airlines Lockheed L-10 Electra passenger aircraft flying from Kraków to Warsaw crashed near Piaseczno during an approach in near-zero visibility. Of the 12 people on board, 4 were killed and 8 were injured.
11 November
1998
28 years ago
Iskra Disaster
Captain Pilot Tomasz Pajórek and Captain Pilot Mariusz Oliwa were killed in the crash of a PZL TS-11 Iskra training aircraft. The crew was performing aerial weather reconnaissance before a parade for National Independence Day. The aircraft crashed in a forest near Otwock. It was the third Iskra crash in 1998.
