"WE PERISH" - The Most HORRIFIYING 54 Minutes Imaginable: LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055
LOT Polish Airlines was established in 1928 and continues to operate today as the flag carrier of Poland and one of the oldest airlines in the world. The airline has a fleet of 79 aircraft, helping people travel around the world, with their central hub at Warsaw Chopin Airport. The airline has an excellent safety record, with the last fatality occurring nearly 35 years ago on November 2nd, 1988, when LOT Polish Airlines Flight 703 was forced to crash land due to icing on the engine intakes. The crash landing was nearly a complete success, but one of the 29 occupants tragically died. A year and a half before Flight 703 however, was the second most recent fatal accident in LOT Polish Airline’s history and it was the most horrifying and deadly crash in the history of Polish aviation. It happened on May 9th, 1987 to LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055, bound from Warsaw to New York with the ultimate destination of San Francisco. The flight never made it out of Poland. May 9th, 1987 was a