Smolensk air disaster
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The Smolensk air disaster was a 2010 plane crash near Smolensk, Russia, that killed Polish President Lech Kaczyński and many high-ranking Polish officials en route to a World War II Katyn massacre commemoration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation accident
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disaster ⓘ |
| aircraftManufacturer | Tupolev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType | Tupolev Tu-154M NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
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Smolensk plane crash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Aviation accidents and incidents in 2010
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Russia ⓘ Disasters in Poland ⓘ Poland–Russia relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeCategory | controlled flight into terrain ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| date | 2010-04-10 ⓘ |
| destinationAirport | Smolensk North Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventContext | commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre ⓘ |
| flightPurpose |
commemoration of the Katyn massacre
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official state visit ⓘ |
| investigatingBody |
Interstate Aviation Committee
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Polish Committee for Investigation of National Aviation Accidents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Smolensk Cross in Warsaw
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annual commemorations in Poland ⓘ |
| near | Smolensk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Aleksander Szczygło
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Andrzej Kremer NERFINISHED ⓘ Anna Walentynowicz NERFINISHED ⓘ Bishop Tadeusz Płoski NERFINISHED ⓘ Franciszek Gągor NERFINISHED ⓘ Janusz Kurtyka NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerzy Szmajdziński NERFINISHED ⓘ Lech Kaczyński NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Kaczyńska NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryszard Kaczorowski NERFINISHED ⓘ Sławomir Skrzypek NERFINISHED ⓘ Władysław Stasiak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictimRole |
Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces
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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland ⓘ Deputy Speaker of the Sejm ⓘ Field Bishop of the Polish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ First Lady of Poland ⓘ Head of the Chancellery of the President of Poland ⓘ Head of the National Security Bureau of Poland ⓘ President of Poland ⓘ President of the Institute of National Remembrance ⓘ President of the National Bank of Poland ⓘ Solidarity activist ⓘ last President of Poland-in-exile ⓘ |
| numberOfCrew | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfFatalities | 96 ⓘ |
| numberOfPassengers | 88 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleOnBoard | 96 ⓘ |
| numberOfSurvivors | 0 ⓘ |
| operator | Polish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originAirport | Warsaw Chopin Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phaseOfFlight | approach ⓘ |
| politicalImpact |
major political crisis in Poland
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tension in Polish–Russian relations ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Katyn massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| site | Smolensk North Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | thick fog ⓘ |
| year | 2010 ⓘ |
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