Posted on 04/08/2015 6:24:46 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
Warsaw (AFP) - The military pilots blamed for the deadly 2010 crash of a Polish presidential jet in Russia were pressured into landing in thick fog by their superior, according to new transcripts of cockpit recordings leaked on Tuesday.
The plane went down on April 10, 2010 as it was approaching Smolensk airport in western Russia, killing 96 people, including then president Lech Kaczynski, his wife, the central bank head and military chief of staff.
Transcripts from one of the plane's black boxes published by Poland's RMF FM radio station show that the then Polish air force commander General Andrzej Blasik was in the cockpit alongside the pilots.
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Russia has so far refused to hand over the plane's wreckage to Polish authorities, insisting its investigation is ongoing.
Warsaw has extended its investigation until October 10.
The Russian-made Tupolev was carrying a delegation headed for memorial ceremonies in Katyn for thousands of Polish army officers slain by the Soviet secret police in 1940, a massacre the Kremlin denied until 1990.
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What the late Ray Briem referred to as “get there-it is”
“What the late Ray Briem referred to as ‘get there-it is’”
Even if it is true,, that does not mean the aircraft was not shot down by the Russians at Putin’s orders. Putin did refuse to invite them as an official delegation. There is evidence which is supportive of the aircraft being destroyed while still aloft on approach to the runway.
Following the story, thank you for posting.
I see their problem right there.
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