Politics

Five years ago, there was an accident that forever changed Polish society

10.04.2010 Smoleńsk Plane Crash


10.04.2010 President Palace Outside (Source: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Tupolew 154M which crashed up
(Source: Marcin Jagodziński)
USPA NEWS - Exactly five year's ago 10.04.2010 at 8:56 AM in the city of Smolensk (Russia;) , Polish Air Force plane Tu-154M crashed up, killing all 96 people on board . People who died were Polish political and military elite, including Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria,
TU-154 Wreck
Source: TASR/AP
I remember this day as if it were yesterday. I took on my TV in the moring to watch some news and i was stunned. Polish news station TVN24 headline fiurst was - "President plan have little problems with landing". After 15 min. a red headline shocked the whole world - "Polish president plane crashed near Smolensk, nobody survives". This was the biggest tragedy since II World War. Pepole on the streets were crying,,churches were filled with praying for those who died. We are like never before.
Return
Source: Paweł Supernak/PAP
President Palace in the day of crash
Source: http://pop-up.blog.onet.pl/page/13/
Victims
In a moment, Poland lost it's political,military and intelectual leaders including: President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria, Ryszard Kaczorowski - Polish last president in exile, Aleksander SzczygÅ‚o - Head of the Office of National Security Government:,Gen. Franciszek GÄ…gor ““ Chief of Staff of Polish Armed Forces, Janusz Kochanowski ““ Ombudsman, SÅ‚awomir Skrzypek - President of National Bank of Poland,Polish parliament(Sejm) member's and other's from the long list of 96 victims.
Today Polish people still don't know what was the cause of the Tu-154 crash. About 1/3 of Poles belive in many of Conspiracy theories like "assassination".The most real theory aboute the cause of trash is report from Jerzy Miller Comission - in they opinion the main cause of crash was a pilot mistake to land in fatal weather condition and broken altimeter on board. Looking back,the last five years after this tragedy were filled up of political affrys, blames and conspiracy theories that split Poles in two camps: supporter's of assassination theory and people which thinks it was just accident.
Like I said to the U.S Ambassador in Poland, Mr. Stephen Mull: "Maybe one day our polilitics would stop political "fight" on their graves".
Concert in Memoriam of victims of crash11.04.2015
Source: Przemysław Łanowy
Concert in Memoriam of victims of crash 11.04.2015
Source: Przemysław Łanowy
11.04.2015
Source: Przemysław Łanowy

more information: https://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Polish_Air_Force_Tu-154_crash

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