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| Date: | Tuesday 27 April 1926 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Potez XV A2 |
| Owner/operator: | Polish Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Warszawa -
 Poland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
During the funeral ceremonies of Colonel Pilot Aleksander Serednicki, Inspector of Military Aviation, who had died in a plane crash four days earlier, the deceased was honoured by funeral air escorts made up of Potez XV A2 aircraft, flying in formations of three machines each.
While turning over Powązki Cemetery, at an altitude of about 500 metres, the aircraft entered a cloud. The limited visibility caused one of the Potezs to clip its wing against the propeller of another. The aircraft went into a spin and crashed to the ground - the pilot was killed instantly, and the severely injured mechanic later died in hospital. The second aircraft, despite the damage, managed to land in the area of the nearby Fort Bema. The crew survived, although the aircraft overturned after touchdown.
Sources:
Express Poranny, 28 April 1926, page 1
https://crispa.uw.edu.pl/object/files/573562/display/Default
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2025 15:35 | AvoidingAction | Added |
| 26-Sep-2025 14:06 | Anon. | Updated [Date, ] |
| 28-Sep-2025 06:09 | Anon. | Updated |
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