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Mayday · S12E07

Death of the President (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154)

Still from Mayday S12E07

Summary

On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force VIP aircraft carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes short of the runway in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility. All 96 passengers and crew members on board are killed.

Guest stars

  • Dylan Ramsey as Air Traffic Controller
  • Dmitry Chepovetsky as Captain Protasiuk
  • Stefen Hayes as First Officer Grzywna
  • Leonard Zgrablic as Flight Engineer Michalak
  • Jimmy Makris as Navigator Zietek
  • Bruno Verdoni as Polish Investigator
  • Val Ovtcharov as Russian Investigator
  • Matt Dratva as Director of Protocol Kazana
  • Dan Karpenchuk as Jerzy Miller