Historical Events tagged with "sikorski"

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Accidents & Tragedies

Tragic B-24 Liberator Crash in Gibraltar

July 4th, 1943 81 years ago

A Royal Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Gibraltar, resulting in the death of sixteen passengers, including General Władysław Sikorski, the commander-in-chief of the Polish Army and Prime Minister of the Polish government-in-exile. Only the pilot survived this catastrophic incident.

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