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Post by Jaga on Apr 10, 2022 19:19:14 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Apr 11, 2022 4:06:31 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Apr 11, 2022 4:09:47 GMT -7
On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft operating Polish Air Force Flight 101 crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk, killing all 96 people on board. Among the victims were the president of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, and his wife, Maria, the former president of Poland in exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski, the chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers, the president of the National Bank of Poland, Polish Government officials, 18 members of the Polish Parliament, senior members of the Polish clergy and relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre. The group was arriving from Warsaw to attend an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the massacre, which took place not far from Smolensk. The flight's purpose was taking many high-ranking Polish officials to ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, a mass murder of Polish intellectuals, politicians, and military officers by the Soviets during World War II. The site of the massacre is approximately 19 km (12 mi) west of Smolensk. The area is fairly remote; Smolensk is the only city nearby and has the only two airports in the area: Smolensk North Airport, where the accident occurred, and Smolensk South Airport. The pilots were attempting to land at Smolensk North Airport—a former military airbase—in thick fog, with visibility reduced to about 500 metres (1,600 ft). The aircraft descended far below the normal approach path until it struck trees, rolled inverted and crashed into the ground, coming to rest in a wooded area a short distance from the runway.[2] Both the Russian and Polish official investigations found no technical faults with the aircraft, and concluded that the crew failed to conduct the approach in a safe manner in the given weather conditions. The Polish authorities found serious deficiencies in the organization and training of the Air Force unit involved, which was subsequently disbanded. Several high-ranking members of the Polish military resigned, under pressure from politicians and the media. The results of laboratory researchers confirmed the conclusions of the Polish investigation about the causes of the crash: the plane was destroyed by explosions. Source; en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smolensk_air_disasterpl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katastrofa_polskiego_Tu-154_w_Smole%C5%84sku |
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Post by pieter on Apr 11, 2022 4:11:34 GMT -7
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Post by karl on Apr 11, 2022 18:49:55 GMT -7
Jaga
This was a terrible accident with far reaching consequences. It is with some hope that a proper closure will be arrived at for the Polish people, at least this is a start as you have presented.
Karl
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Post by Jaga on Apr 13, 2022 20:48:04 GMT -7
Karl, I don't believe that there would be a final closure. The right wingers would blame Russia. I would never believe it since it was foggy and this airport was just not good for such planes, although in the aspect of what Russia is able to do now.... people may have even more doubts.
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