Name: Memorial of the 1987 LOT Flight 5055 Crash in Kabaty Forest
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Memorial of the 1987 LOT Flight 5055 Crash in Kabaty Forest

Memorial of the 1987 LOT Flight 5055 Crash in Kabaty Forest

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Location: Warszawa, Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

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Solari

March 8, 2025

The Kabacki Forest Air Crash occurred on May 9, 1987, when a passenger plane, the Il-62M "Tadeusz Kościuszko" of Polish Airlines LOT, crashed during an attempted emergency landing. The cause of the tragedy was an engine failure and a fire on board, which led to the loss of control of the plane. The crash killed 183 passengers and crew members, making it the largest in the history of Polish aviation. At the site of the tragedy in the Kabacki Forest, there is a commemorative cross, a plaque with the names of the victims, and a monument commemorating the event. The forest area that was destroyed by the falling plane was reforested after being cleaned up.

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Krzysztof

April 5, 2024

The site of the air accident of the Il-62M SP-LBG "Tadeusz Kościuszko" passenger plane of LOT Polish Airlines, which occurred on Saturday, May 9, 1987 at 11:12 during flight No. LO 5055 on the Warsaw - New York route, during approach for an emergency landing after engine failure.

All 183 people on board died in the crash, and the plane itself was destroyed. Trees in the Kabacki Forest were also destroyed in a rectangular area measuring approximately 370 × 50 meters.

In terms of the number of victims, it was the largest air disaster in the history of Polish aviation.

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Location: Warszawa, Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Memorial of the 1987 LOT Flight 5055 Crash in Kabaty Forest

1. Kabaty Forest – Dziarski Dziadek Shelter loop from Julianów

2. Kabaty Forest – Pond in Kabaty Forest loop from Wyżyny-Południe

3. Kabaty Forest – Pond in Kabaty Forest loop from Natolin

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