LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 aviation accident by State Commission on Aircraft Accidents Investigation. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 767-35DER, registered SP-LPC, named "Poznań", serial number 28656. It was first delivered to LOT on 15 May 1997. The damage to the plane was so extensive that the airline chose not to make repairs. The aircraft was eventually scrapped in November 2013. LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16 was scheduled to arrive at Warsaw Chopin Airport from Newark Liberty International Airport on 1 November 2011 at 13:35 CET. Technical difficulties were detected by Captain Tadeusz Wrona within 30 minutes after takeoff from Newark. The crew indicated
No. 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight No. 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight No. 1586 (Polish Special Duties) Flight was first formed at RAF Derna, in Libya on 4 November 1943, equipped with Handley Page Halifax II special duties aircraft. The origin of 1586 flight was the remnants of 301 (Polish) Squadron after disbandment on 31 March 1943 by the Polish HQ due to lack of staff and trained crews. Volunteer crews and aircraft formed C Flight of 138 Squadron, on 1 April 1943. Temporarily renamed as 301 Squadron Special Duties Flight RAF it had seven crews and operated three Handley Page Halifax and three Consolidated Liberator