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Planes. Smolensk incident: Poland calls for arrest of Russian controllers

Ten years ago the Polish president and many other politicians died

Ten years ago: on April 10, 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed while landing about 20 kilometers from the Russian city of Smolensk, killing 89 passengers and 7 members (read AVIONEWS). This incident greatly affected public opinion due to the presence on board of the then Polish president, his wife, the chief of the armed forces of this country, the president of the national...

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Warsaw, Poland, 09/18/2020 10:48
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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