15 Apr 2010
Russian investigators said today the black box retrieved from Saturday's devastating plane crash that killed Poland's president, Lech Kaczynski, did not provide any evidence that the pilots had been pressured to land.
Officials said transcripts of conversations from inside the cockpit rebutted widespread theories that the Polish delegation had insisted the pilot land, despite heavy fog at Smolensk airport.
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 Crash Events
| 2010 Apr 10 |
Scores of Polish Civic, Religious, Military, and Government Leaders, Including President Lech Kaczyński, Die in Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 Crash
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| 2010 Apr 13 |
Multiple Heads of State to Attend Funeral for Polish President Set for April 18th
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| 2010 Apr 14 |
Thousands of Polish Mourners Pay Respects to Bodies of President and First Lady Kaczynski at Presidential Palace
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| 2010 Apr 15 |
Black Box Analysis from Polish Plane Crash Determines that Pilots were not Pressured to Land
Russian investigators said today the black box retrieved from Saturday's devastating plane crash that killed Poland's president, Lech Kaczynski, did not provide any evidence that the pilo...
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