Heartbreaking Plane Crash So Close To Airport (LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055) - DISASTER BREAKDOWN 

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In Remembrance: Captain Zygmunt Pawlaczyk, 59 First Officer Leopold Karcher, 44 Flight Engineer Wojciech Kłossek, 43 Navigator Lesław Łykowski, 54 Radio Operator Leszek Bogdan, 43 Observer Ryszard Chmielewski, 54 Flight Attendant Maria Berger-Sanderska, 39 Flight Attendant Hanna Chęcińska, 36 Flight Attendant Małgorzata Ostrowska, 29 Flight Attendant Jolanta Potyra, 41 Flight Attendant Beata Płonka, 24 Anna Małgorzata Adamska, 47 Włodzimierz Auguścik, 46 Władysław Bałdyga, 64 Halina Barszczowska-Jarosz, 46 Stefan Bidelski, 37 Krystyna Błażejewska, 39 Krystyna Boczar, 57 Mirosław Borowski, 37 Antoni Brodziński, 60 Henryk Brzezik, 34 Bertha Bukowski, 54 Jan Buła, 31 Stanisław Byra, 63 Henry Chechowski, 39 Halina Chmura, 22 Vincent Joseph Cwik, 29 Zdzisław Czajczyński, 58 Wiesława Czapkowska-Starczyk, 28 Bronisław Czechorowski, 35 Irena Czuzdaniuk, 50 Anna Dalska-Stec, 32 Waldemar Dąbkowski, 24 Halina Domeracka, 59 Stefan Drapała, 57 Antonina Duba, 49 Bernard Duba, 49 Jerzy Duszyński, 36 Krystyna Dymek, 41 Maria Dytrych, 25 Jadwiga Elbert-Chmielnicka, 41 Edward Feret, 37 Joanna Filus-Brak, 5 Kazimierz Filus-Brak, 39 Tadeusz Gierlach, 51 Danuta Gil-Laganowska, 47 Jadwiga Głębocka, 45 Roman Głębocki, 50 Antoni Głowacki, 33 Irena Gospodarczyk-Szklarska, 71 Władysława Grabias, 33 Janina Gregorczyk, 54 Marian Grzejka, 52 Kazimiera Hanson-Adrian, 95 Ludwik Jabłecki, 59 Artur Jaroszyński, 30 Dorota Jóźwik, 34 Stanisław Kabaj, 63 Lubomir Kaczor, 25 Janina Kalinowska, 62 Mirosława Karczewska, 38 Zenon Karwowski, 38 Aniela Kirsch, 45 Katarzyna Klimaszko, 65 Stanisław Kłos, 67 Helena Knapik, 42 Grzegorz Kolarzyk, 28 Tadeusz Kołdras, 40 Antoni Kołek, 33 Edward Kossak-Główczewski, 41 Władysława Kozakowska, 60 Stanisław Krukierek, 77 Halina Kruszewska, 47 Jacek Kuciak, 49 Krystyna Kuciak, 45 Anna Kulesza, 44 Bogusława Kurdyła, 20 Anna Łatka, 74 Stanisław Łęcki, 57 Henryk Andrzej Mach, 39 Anna Maciąg, 41 Zofia Mackiewicz, 57 Chester Stanley Mailn, 74 Kazimierz Majchrzak, 31 Marian Małż, 42 Izabela Masłyk, 59 Andrzej Maziarz, 31 Jan Mazur, 32 Richard McConnell Clark, 51 Leokadia Męcikalska, 44 Tadeusz Miąsik, 33 Anna Michalak, 83 Halina Miencicka, 58 Sylwestra Migiel, 37 Kazimierz Misiewicz, 41 Michał Miśkiewicz, 38 Anna Murdyła-Dudziak, 35 Richard Joseph Nesgoda, 43 Robert Leonard Nesgoda, 51 Kazimierz Niemyjski, 36 Julianna Oberbeck, 62 Dariusz Odolecki, 25 George Olschewski, 37 Irena Orłów, 52 Kazimiera Orzeł, 48 Tadeusz Osipa, 42 Lucyna Pasińska, 48 Bogdan Paszczuk, 60 Henryk Paszczuk, 51 Irene Patrylak, 51 Władysław Pawłowski, 66 Anna Piękoś, 48 Władysława Pisula, 47 Mieczysław Pnerz, 56 Martha Louise Pocelay, 25 Aleksander Pogorzelski, 70 Lucjan Pogorzelski, 45 Adam Prus, 35 Zenon Przechera, 28 Stanisław Puzio, 41 Barbara Rogańska, 59 Urszula Rudnicka, 56 Zofia Rudnicka, 57 Kazimierz Rudnicki, 60 Krystyna Rudzińska, 55 Stanisław Rusnaczyk, 30 Helena Rutkowska, 72 Leonarda Rutkowska-Sawko, 49 Marian Rutkowski, 22 Wiktor Rutkowski, 53 Michalina Rycerz, 61 Marianna Ryczak, 58 Alicja Sadowska, 40 Władysław Sadowski, 48 Irena Salmonowicz[a], 62 Mikołaj Sawczyński, 51 Regina Schaumkkessel, 55 Katarzyna Sigda-Papa, 52 Claudine Sikora, 43 Krystyna Siwik, 40 Jan Skibniewski, 44 Mieczysław Słomka, 42 Jan Sobolewski, 41 Adam Sosnowski, 69 Helena Sosnowski, 66 Kazimierz Stec, 37 Ewa Surgał, 27 Stefania Szulc, 52 Wacław Śliwowski, 42 Jan Teodoruk, 31 Józef Teresak, 30 Andrzej Tokarzewski, 57 Anna Tomczyk, 38 Henryk Tomkiel, 64 Anna Torba, 50 Janusz Trubisz, 30 Yvette Victoria Trubisz, 2 Cecylia Trubisz-Famulak, 32 Ewa Trusewicz, 4 Jolanta Trusewicz, 25 Helena Turziak, 48 Bronisław Urban, 58 Bronisława Urban, 63 Zofia Wacht, 78 Andrzej Wesołowski, 35 Elisabeth Grace Widerynski, 30 Fryderyk Widłak, 53 Andrzej Wiechecki, 33 Maria Wilk, 56 Jan Stanisław Winiarski, 35 Jarosław Wiśniewski, 29 Rozalia Wojewódzka, 60 Wacław Wojewódzki, 57 Christine Wojtas, 4 Tadeusz Wojtas, 35 Irena Wojtczak, 65 Mirosław Woskobojnikow, 38 Gertruda Woytas-Koziol, 46 Stanisława Wszołek, 28 Kazimierz Zając, 40 Stanisława Zera, 57 Maria Zub, 36 Janusz Zyzda, 48

I lost my amazing Mother in the Disaster. I have been trying, with other families of our close ones who perished in the Crash, to preserve the Memory about the Victims. It is more important at this point to remember WHO they were, since we know HOW they perished.

My School was right next to the crash site, literally 50 meters away. We would go there for walks with my class from time to time. The trees still haven’t overgrown the place where the plane crashed. This tape recording, how calm they all were up until the end, and the last words used to keep me up at night as a child. They still do whenever I’m reminded of them.

It's so chilling and devastating to think that they were so close only for the plane to win in the end. Knowing that they told the ATC "Goodnight, goodbye, bye, we're dying" makes my blood run ice cold.

Those final words are so haunting, but also brave and in a way, beautiful. To face death and know you can’t win, so you give a bittersweet “goodbye” to your friends, your family, the world.

A rare case of a corrupt public official actually saving someone's life admittedly unintentionally!

Jesus... one of the saddest crashes I've seen. It's very unfortunate that the captain didn't land at Modlin airport, but none in the cockpit, I believe, was aware of the full extend of the emergency. A very, very sad story. Great work Chloe, and RIP everyone onboard Flight 5055 🙏🏼

This pilot was one of the best in the history of Polish aviation. The number of malfunctions he battled would have been enough for several catastrophes. He was very close to saving the plane and passengers. A great loss and sorrow.

I'm from Poland. Thank you very much for this episode. I'm to young to remember or even live when this happened but as a passionate of flying this crash is close to me. Thank you for all your episodes. Wonderful work.

This is one of the saddest crash the crew fought to the bitter end in an effort to save their plane and passengers, the one passenger who was denied to board was very lucky. RIP to the passenger and crew onboard

A bunch of these recommendations mentioned at the end actually made it into Polish IL's. Obviously the Polish government couldn't change their supplier of aircraft, nor request a modernisation be carried out by Ilyushin to prevent these types of uncontained engine failures. So PLL LOT went about improving the plane themselves. Among the changes introduced were: - A second set of redundant controls in the back of the cabin - Introducing smoke detectors in baggage area no.4 as well as an automatic baggage area firefighting system - Introducing a small hatch in the door leading back to the plane's technical section to facilitate extinguishing the fire even in the case of the doors jamming. Most crucially however, Swiss-made sensors, with modernized warning systems were introduced to better detect engine shaft vibrations. This, along with an engine oil check after every flight allowed the engineers to predict and pilots to isolate similar faults before they got out of hand. These improvements actually averted another likely crash in 1990. LOT flight no. 15 was flying from Warsaw to Toronto, when one of the engine vibration sensors went off. The captain made the decision to shut off that particular engine and continued to Toronto on the remaining 3, where the plane touched down safely. After sending the engine in question to the USSR, the Ilyushin bureau declared that the same type of bearing whose failure brought down Flight 5055 had failed on flight 15. Since Poland was an independent country by that point, whis was one of the calls to change their fleet. (source is polish wikipedia on the crash)

You created video about this disaster! Thank you very much! I'm Polish living directly near this flight crash site. This is long comment because I have a lot to share about it. I'm personally very tightly bond to this accident. My house is located 1.3 kilometers (it takes me less than 15 minutes to walk to there) from crash location. I live here from when I was born. I actually haven't been born yet when this tragedy had place - but my parents and 2 my grandparents lived here too back then and saw this happening by their own eyes. Plane in fire falling from the sky over our small village, at border of Warsaw. Parts of plane and things from luggage hatch had been falling from sky - some falled to area of my parents and my mom's parents. When pilots flew into our area they already knew very well, that they can't save plane and people on board ... They steered plane to direction of Kabacki Forest, to avoid killing people on the ground. They saved people on ground, nobody was killed. Plane crashed just at entrance to Kabacki Forest. Pilots are absolute heroes - my respect to them. Our house is located near Chopin airport, at flying/landing/starting paths from this airport. Planes often fly very low over here - this plane was even lower. My father went to crash location directly after it happened. What he saw there was absolutely horrible. Parts of human bodies were everywhere around ... In Kabacki Forest is memorial of victims of this disaster at crash site. Names, surnames and age of all people who were on board of that flight and died are written on memorial board, on memorial stone. I walk and cycle in this forest often. Whenever I reach crash site I stop for some time, pray and pay tribute to pilots, cree and passengers who died in this crash.

What a sad story. To think they were that close to making it... It always amazes me to see people's lives lost or saved by the smallest things. I can't imagine how that lady must have felt when she found out that neglecting to fill the customs paperwork for her coat saved her life.

My niece is first generation American, her family emigrated to the USA from Poland right before she was born. Her aunt and uncle were on this flight, they were flying to New York to visit the family in New Jersey.

I live 2 km from the crash site. Sometimes I pass by the monument to the victims of the catastrophe in the Kabaty Wood and think how terrible that must have been.

Fire on board is just the most dreadful and saddening type of incident… Valuejet 592, Nationair 2120, South African 295, Swiss 111, and of course this one… I can’t imagine the fear and despair that the passengers on board experienced. R.I.P.

Less than two minutes in, and those final words gave me chills. It’s brave, in a way, saying farewell to the world one more time before the end. I’m sure this’ll be another great video, but damn-this sets the mood!

A sad and coincidental piece of trivia: the trainer, Ryszard Chmielewski, was supposed to be on LOT 007 which crashed in 1980, but swapped seats with another crew member at the last minute. That swap bought him seven years...

My first ever plane ride was on an il-62m operated by Lot when my family moved from Poland toCanada in 1989. My dad was an aviation buff and would talk about the two Il-62m crashes. He was a university student in Warsaw when 007 happened

To make matters worse, looting has been reported at the crash site, mainly of money and objects such as rings, necklaces or valuables that the deceased had.

Thank you for crediting Alex Hoe for the ATC recordings! He, Jerald Heiss, and various other Russian colleagues have been cataloguing an immense amount of CVR's and ATC recordings; and theyre the highest quality I've seen in a long time!

The final words from the cockpit are so sobering - it really makes you think about how the pilots had been fighting to keep their plane in the air, and in the last seconds they had lost all hope and control, and all they could do was say goodbye.

This “longest ever” episode was worth every second. So well made and respectfully done!

There are also some similarities to Swissair flight 111 in 1998. 1) The planes had the opportunity to head straight to the nearest airport at the first sign of danger, but lost time turning back to a faraway field with possibly better facilities. 2) Pilots assumed a fire had gone out or was less severe than it was. 3) Dumping fuel may have delayed landing and distracted pilots. 4) Pilots chose a descent that involved unnecessary turns instead of lining up with the runway despite loss of control surfaces; crash occurred during turn not far from airport.

I was in a plane from Osaka or Tokyo (can't remember now) to Frankfurt once that hit a HUGE turbulence just before landing. The plane felt like it dropped 30 meters in a heartbeat with a THUMP (no, it wasn't birdstrike, it had been shaky for a few minutes before) and I've never clenched so hard. Imagine you're already thinking of the next thing after the flight and then, poof, bang, no more.

Thank you for all that you do. Your channel, Mentour Pilot and Green Dot Aviation are by far the most comprehensive and informative aviation incident channels on RU-vid. I always stand to learn from your deep understanding of all manner of human factors, mechanics, and operations, in each and every incident. I am deeply impressed by your work.

Thank you for covering this tragic crash from my home country. I'd like to suggest a vastly differen crash that's an even more significant event in our fairly recent history, the Smolensk air disaster. It's not often you see a President and several highest ranking official of a country die in a single crash

I have never ever waited for any video as much as for this one! Thank you once again for covering it, Chloe! PS. There's always something which comes to my mind when I think about LOT 5055 and LOT 007 - a statement made by Soviet site at the time the catastrophe of LOT 007 (if I remember correctly from one of the TV docuseries) occured and recovered engine parts were sent to the USSR for further investigation. The manufacturer claimed that engine failure was not a cause of the disaster... but the disaster was the main cause of engine failure... Typical Soviet point of view, I guess.

You speak so beautifully, very clearly and with little or no music or SFX track, it makes your docos second to none. EXCELLENT work, thank you. ❤

I didn't even realize how long the video was. They're all tragic, but something about those last words...Man...

Investigators may have sent the reccomendations to Moscow, but all of the modifications, including the engine vibration gauge, LOT had to install on its own. And in fact, they prevented two possible crashes - in october 1987 during the flight to Mediolan on Tu-154 with those modifications, crew turned off the engine that indicated higher vibrations and returned instantly to Warsaw, and in the march 11 1990, at the flight 15 to Toronto, on IL-62, also one of the engines had to be shut down during the flight. The plane made it to the Toronto, and flew back to Warsaw on 3 engines without passengers. The faulty engine was inspected later, and the vibrations were caused by the same thing, that led the engine number 2 on flight 5055 to that catastrophic failure. Exactly after this crash, LOT retired all of their IL-62s and switched fully to B767's. What is also interesting, is the person of the captain Tomasz Smolicz - he was the captain of the SP-LAA IL-62 the day before the crash of this aircraft, he flew it to NY at march 13, 1980. The crew that flew the other day, including capt. Paweł Lipowczan, died in the crash. At the may 9, 1987, he was supposed to be the captain of the flight 5055, but because of the family gathering, he took a day off, and he switched places with captain Pawlaczyk. Then, at the march 11, 1990, he was the captain of the flight 15 - but the vibration sensor installed after the 5055 crash, saved his life. So basically, he luckily managed to escape death in IL-62's three times.

Thank you, Chloe, for making a programme on this crash. I used to translate a lot of materials for a major European manufacturer of bearings. I had always marvelled at the design and functions of various kinds of bearings, and appreciated how important they were in keeping moving parts work properly, which was vital to safety. This kind of corner-cutting is what I dread.

As a Polish guy , ppl holder and ATPL student, thank you for this episode 👍👍story Kościuszko well know among Polish people , very important for us , but not in the world - you changed that heh :) If you can only understand Polish language , last words are extra emotional Thanks again 👍

right when the pilot started replying with "okay" to arc, I think he knew they were doomed and was trying to minimise more death and injury. I don't know the language, but I can hear his hopeless but calculated responses.

Such a tragedy. The loss of life is awful, of course, but I also feel for the air traffic controller. I can't imagine what it must feel like to be in communication with a doomed aircraft, or to lose contact with an aircraft in your queue. It's gotta be such a helpless feeling, and I'm sure there's a lot of related emotional trauma-I hope/expect they get the help and support they need to process these awful situations. On the flip side, it's important to also give credit to those controllers who are able to stay calm, composed, and focused when in contact with a flight crew in crisis. It's clear from CVR and ATC recordings that controllers play a critical role in saving the lives of thousands of people every year-correction: every day.

The best (worst?) part is... this is not the only such failure of the IŁ-62 line. You're talking about the 1987 disaster - but it was in fact _a carbon copy_ of the 1980 disaster of a LOT airplane - also an IŁ-62 (though not M). I say "carbon copy", because _the exact same thing happened_ - the #2 engine's shaft disintegrated, causing an uncontained failure of the engine which sprayed debris, destroing its neighbour and the flight controls. In fact, this was a known failure mode of this particular engine. Of course, this could _not_ be fixed, because "Soviet aircraft did _not_ have flaws" (just like their reactors didn't have flaws - Chernobyl (and Sosnowy Bor in 1973 before that!!!) would like a word). I stress: it was an exact replica of the disaster - we knew how it happened, and that it would happen again. It was entirely and completely preventable... except it would've meant that _somebody_ would've needed to admit to the engines being at fault, which was _unacceptable._ Also, one thing of note: I'm not sure where you get the idea that it was PLL LOT's "cost cutting" at fault here. The engines were Soviet-made, we didn't make them, and things seem to point towards this "change" to the bearings being made by the manufacturer. It would not be surprising, since the centrally-planned economy meant that _everyone_ lacked _everything_ including basic things like steel or cement. Our cars from the era are _nonexistent_ because they've "biodegraded" into _rust dust_ at this point - let _that_ tell you something about the quality of the materials available at the time...

As a Pole, I am impressed at how well he pronounced the pilots’ names for someone who (presumably) lives in the UK.

Christ Almighty... That final recording, man... 😮🥺😢

This accident always made me think about how many different ways that it could have ended.

Hi ❤ I am from Poland. Thank You very much for covering this story. I love listening to Your voice. Keep up the great work 🌷

I live in Poland and I’ve been to the forest this plane crashed in. It’s so sad what happened, and I’m sorry to everyone who lost family and/or friends.

Such outstanding valour and professionalism from the crew. I fly into and out of Poland occasionally and I was surprised to hear the passengers break into spontaneous applause after each successful touch down. It seemed quaint but perhaps was born of genuine relief.

This is so sad, if they choose straight in approach they may have had just enough time to land

Hey there, awesome video as always! I just wanted to take note of a minor error in the translated transcript at 8:22 . When 5055 says "No, we won't make it to 180, but over 120", I'm fairly certain I can hear the pilot state "[...] ale, tak, sto siedemdziesiąt[...]", which is 170, instead of the 120 displayed on screen.

Man! These pilots were cool and calm! That’s some high level professionalism and what is required for a level head pilot. God bless them!

The Captain responding simply "Okay" makes me think he knew fate was sealed but he was fulfilling duty to respond to ATC and to remain composed. Like, what else is there to say?

Couple of things here... -AFAIK, the abysmal roller bearing modification was done in the USSR to meet quotas, and not something done by LOT -A possible (and likely) contributing factor to the loss of control at the end was the crowding of panicked passengers in the front, trying to escape the flames which at this point had already broke through the floor in the aft...

The longest video and in my opinion one of this channel's best. An absolutely riveting account of the accident made even more so by the voice recordings. Incredible how calm and 'matter of fact' the conversations made by the flight crew were in spite of such circumstances. 10/10

What a sad, sad story 😞 Thanks for telling it so thoroughly and respectfully.

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 deserves a video in and of itself.

You have a nice, calm voice which is perfect for narrating these tragic stories. Remember, the human heart must have room for hope or we die; so, don't forget to add stories of triumps as well as tragedies.

Worth to mention that “the leader procedure” in which one of four engines installed was known to have higher vibration level, the process used because the carrier could not afford maintenance costs and supplier induced delays, had been only recently made public (many years after the crash). Thus brought light onto the carrier’s fault, not only the supplier’s.

To clarify: In 1987 there were almost no apartament blocks in Kabaty, Warsaw, maybe there were like 5 blocks on dembego street but i am almost sure they were built in '90 or '91. Most of buildings in kabaty were built in mid 90's to 2000's. There was densely populated Natolin north to the area now known as kabaty. And it from early to late 80's grown to about 150.000 - 200.000 people. This is my childhood neighbourhood. Kabaty was farmland back then. Natolin on the other hand is on approach of the other runway and as they couldn't steer they were flying straight into those aparment buildings, inluding mine.

"Dobranoc, do widzenia, Cześć, umieramy!" That means Goodnight. Goodbye. Bye, we are dying. Those where the Final Words of Flight LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055 R.I.P all of the passengers and the pilots and the flight attendants.

It mightve been the longest video so far, but it flew by (hehe) just as smoothy as all the others. And as per usual, you did an amazing job of covering the disaster and technical breakdown. Always a treat on saturdays when your weekly upload arrives!

Polska🇵🇱 I was a seven year old kid living in Warsaw when the 1987 disaster happened. I remember my mom taking me and a friend to the forest where the plane crashed. There was a big stone where people would leave flowers and also anything that might had been an aircraft part found after the initial search. One of my most vivid childhood memories.

I remember i once got a yt recommendation to a polish documentary about this crash. It was interesting because despite not knowing polish, or any slavic language, i understood from context what the narrator was saying - it really made me appreciate decent filming when it comes to documentaric(?) content. Still remember watching this four years ago, even remember where i was at the time. Needless to say though, seeing an english narration about the crash was very nice, as always, very interesting - great video, thank you!

I'm a retired US Army rotary wing aviator... I visualise this hero only thinking about how he can save the most lives. RIP colleague, we will meet in our next life.

The editing on this video is even a level up from your usual videos! Amazing job as always Chloe!

Excellent video!! One of your best.... horrible situation but it seemed like an impossible situation 😢

i loved this video! this is indeed a very sad and heartbreaking accident and your video managed to capture all of it thanks to your clever editing and narration. hope you'd be able to keep up the good work as this is one of the best air disaster documentation i've ever watched!

Really proud of all your work here. Compelling narration on a fascinating subject. Keep it up! Really love your work 😊

I watch a lot of air disaster videos but this is one I’ve never heard of before. I enjoyed your commentary, simulations, and added ATC recordings. Thank you! I’ve now subscribed to your channel and look forward to more videos.

Amazing episode! Love the animations and the ATC recordings gave me the chills

It is things like this… Is why I never Get Mad or Question anything. If I forget something, If I’m running late, or/if I may argue with staff at a company I take these as Life savers as you may never know what could or HAD just saved you from Certain Death! RIP to the victims. God Bless them all! 😢

This was my favorite video of yours. Great job. The ATC recording made it that much more haunting.

Great channel. You are both well researched technically and historically, and so very respectful in narration. This case is among your best. 10/10

Thank you. I've just discovered your channel. Probably my favourite plane channel as you make the technical issues easier to get to grips with. Great graphics and music and very informative.

Really appreciate this one. Best wishes from Warsaw

Thank you so much for covering this accident. I was watching your videos a lot last couple of weeks and I was just thinking it would be so interesting to see your analysis of one of the Polish accident like that one or the one with the President from 2010 and here it is... Thank you!

one of your best videos to date Chloe. RIP to everyone who perished that day.

Thank you for this episode. I already knew about the case of 5055, but your in depth dive gave a much more informative explanation. Best wishes from Warsaw!

i like these longer videos, and appreciate the extra effort that goes into making them! great video, as always :)

Yes it is quite tragic to hear the final words on those black boxes.

The thing that strikes me most about this tragedy is how very close they were to landing. If they had landed at Modlin, or if they had chosen to land at the first offered runway instead of coming in from the south, if the fire had taken just a little more time to attack the controls...they were so close. It's heartbreaking. My condolences to all the people who were lost and their families.

These videos keep getting better. Keep going, i really love this stuff. And thank you for all of this, Chloe

Well narrated and detailed presentation ... thank you.

I remember this day perfectly. All of the sudden services from entire city were just going one way and fast.All you could hear were sirens all over. Soon after it became known what has happened.

Once again, clear, detailed and well done. Thank you Chloe for this longer form video. Looking forward to every Saturday morning with your newest video and some high quality coffee. Be well, see you next week!

Fascinating. Thank you for the research and presentation of this tragedy.

I've been subscribed for a while and must say that your script quality and editing style has significantly improved. P.S : Would they have survived if they went to Modlin?

Wonderfully done video, per usual, the work you put in is obvious and it is greatly appreciated. Side note, I commend you on your pronunciation of the Polish names!

Absolutely excellent video! Thank you for posting!

Your videos are so well done. Excellent every time.

There are some brave pilots out there. My prayer's and condolences to them and their families.

As an Aircraft Maintenance Technology Student, I do agree on drilling a hole in bearings for lubrication is a red flag for servicing an engine. Drilling holes can create a starting point for fatigue cracks or even corrosion. Also in lubrication, lubricants can get thicker (greases) due to heat and use, causing difficulties regarding the performance of the bearing. When this happens, metal parts welds due to the friction and engine heat causes fatigues. In contrast with drilled holes, they both created disastrous consequences to this aircraft. In term of safety, we need to sacrifice a huge financial support and patience in order to save lives on board of all our aircrafts. But say, nice vid Chloe... This video helped me REVIVED all of the lessons I have learned in my course.❤ I wish those souls my rest in peace.

This video was a tragic epic tale spun masterfully. Thank you for your work sir and being willing to share it with us.

Thank you for covering this

It was rumored that the sixth crew member onboard flight 5055, Ryszard Chmielewski, would have been on flight 007 that crashed 7 years prior to this crash had it not been for jet lag and insufficient resting hours. I still remember reading this on Wikipedia until it got deleted a few years ago(probably due to without any reference). This just sounds like a real-life "Final Destination"-ish story, and I genuinely hope we can have any kind of sources to found out whether this rumor is true or not. But before anything surfaces up, this rumor is STILL just a rumor.

Brilliant analysis of the accident. They were so close to safety. Such a heartbreaking incident.

I've watched a number of your videos & I love your content & how you narrate the situations. I'm officially subscribed to your channel!

Excellently presented video history. Thank you.

As a long time fan of the channel and a Pole, I'm so glad you covered this crash. 💔I don't even mind mispronouncing Polish names ;)

While I sympathize with the passengers and crew of LOT 5055, I want to think about Janina Szulc-Tomaszewska. But for a clerical error and a corrupt government official, she would have been on that flight. I would think that she would suffer survivor's guilt. I wonder if she dedicated her life to a higher cause, making use of the second chance she was given and improve herself and those around her.

What a expertly done video. I like the longer videos so much! Great work.

Absolutely excellent video with great background information!

Thank you so much for this video. I'm from Poland and this crash is very well remembered in Poland. You should also look into making a video on the Smoleńsk disaster, although it is a very controversial topic.

Not the LOT one I was expecting, I thought it was going to be Flight 16! Wasn't even aware of this incident so once again I've been educated by your channel. Great work as ever Chloe. Keep it up 💜

Thanks for the quality video and the quality subtitle my man