{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/647e11aea9bc0800119e3c82/679b4ea965f740951082f56b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sabotage! The Death of General Sikorski","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/647e11aea9bc0800119e3c82/1738231338265-cd3e977e-b215-43db-a35f-620e7d47902b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, we examine the mysterious crash of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator AL-523 on July 4, 1943, which claimed the life of General Wladyslaw Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister in Exile. Chris Wroblewski and Garth Barnard, authors of the book \"Sabotage! An In-Depth Investigation of the 1943 Liberator Crash that Killed Polish General Sikorski \" join me to delve into the myriad of conspiracy theories that have surrounded this incident for decades and the theory my guests have to explain what happened.</p><p><br></p><p>Buy Sabotage! An In-Depth Investigation of the 1943 Liberator Crash that Killed Polish General Sikorski from The Damcasters bookshop in the UK and support the show: <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781911667902\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781911667902</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the Sabotage! Facebook page for all the latest developments here: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563813795339\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563813795339</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Grub Street Publishing page for Sabotage! is: <a href=\"grubstreet.co.uk/product/sabotage-signed-copy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">grubstreet.co.uk/product/sabotage-signed-copy/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Garth's Twitter is: <a href=\"x.com/garthbarnard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">x.com/garthbarnard</a></p><p>Garth's website can be found at: <a href=\"https://aviationresearch.my-free.website/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://aviationresearch.my-free.website/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Chris' LinkedIn is: <a href=\"www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wroblewski-62b0ba38/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.linkedin.com/in/chris-wroblewski-62b0ba38/</a></p><p><br></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p>🛫 Become a Damcasteer today on Patreon! Join from just £3 + VAT a month to get ad-free episodes, chat with Matt, and receive a personalised welcome pack. Click here for more info: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/thedamcasters</a></p><p><br></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p>✈️Get the latest from the Pima Air and Space Museum by following their socials!</p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://pimaair.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://pimaair.org/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/PimaAirAndSpace</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pimaair\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/pimaair</a></p><p><a href=\"https://x.com/pimaair\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/pimaair</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/c/PimaAirSpaceMuseum</a></p><p><br></p><p>👕Get your aviation on with 909 </p><p>Apparel today! Check out their website here: <a href=\"https://www.909apparel.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.909apparel.com/</a></p><p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p>The Damcasters © 2025 by Matt Bone is licensed under Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International</p><p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p>Chapters:</p><p>0:00 Introduction</p><p>2:27 The Begining of the Investigatio</p><p>15:36 The B-24 Liberator Overview</p><p>20:59 Sikorski's Last Evening</p><p>27:15 The Pilot, Edward Prashal</p><p>28:15 The Crash Events</p><p>34:53 Conspiracy Theories Emerge</p><p>43:39 Early Theories and Investigations</p><p>46:39 Investigative Theories Evolve</p><p>56:29 The Working Theory</p><p>1:07:23 The Book and Its Insights</p><p>1:11:04 Upcoming Episodes and Closing Remarks</p>","author_name":"Matt Bone"}