Half an Hour of Tadeusz Kosciuszko. Tragedy of LOT Flight 5055

Goodnight, goodbye! Bye! We perish!

On 9 May 1987, passenger aircraft Il–62M Tadeusz Kosciuszko of LOT Polish Airlines crashed while on approach for the emergency landing near the Okecie airport. The crew lost a fight for life that lasted for 3o minutes. The last message given by the pilot was: – Goodnight, goodbye! Bye! We perish!