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Tragic Glider Crash Leaves 67-Year-Old Pilot Dead

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A 70-year-old glider pilot has died after a crash in Greater Poland. Firefighters have completed their operations. Police and the Air Accident Investigation Commission will now investigate the circumstances of the incident.

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The tragedy occurred on Friday, August 21 at about 4pm. It is known that the 67-year-old Poznaniak rented one glider from the aeroclub in Leszno and flew it for some time. At one point, the aircraft crashed to the ground next to the airport. - According to eyewitness accounts, when the glider was at an altitude of 500 meters, it fell into a corkscrew. We don't know if he wanted to do this stunt figure himself or if he was unintentional. In any c…

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A 70-year-old glider pilot has died after a crash in Greater Poland. Firefighters have completed their operations. Police and the Air Accident Investigation Commission will now investigate the circumstances of the incident.

·Warsaw, Poland
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A 67-year-old pilot died in a glider crash that occurred on Friday afternoon near the Leszno airport. Captain Dominik Wels from the Municipal Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Leszno told the Polish Press Agency (PAP) that the incident was reported to the authorities after 4 p.m. "We received a report that a glider had crashed near the airport. Two crews were dispatched to the scene." The article, "Wielkopolskie Province: Glider accident…

A 67-year-old glider pilot has died after a crash near Leszno Airport. Emergency services are working at the scene.

·Warsaw, Poland
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A 67-year-old pilot died in a glider crash that occurred on Friday afternoon near the Leszno airport.

·Poland
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A tragic glider crash occurred in Leszno. "The pilot, a man around 70 years old, died at the scene," Captain Dominik Wels of the Leszno Fire Department told RMF FM.

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Gazeta broke the news in Poland on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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