Lech Kaczynski Plane Crash

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late president's twin brother, nurtured a cult of conspiracy around the crash that became the galvanizing force for a movement that made him Poland's most powerful man.

Russian officials investigating the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski placed the blame squarely on the Poles on Wednesday, saying the crew was pressured to land in bad weather by an air force commander who had been drinking.Kaczynski and 95 others, including his wife, died in April 2010 when their Tu-154 plane crashed while tr...

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will visit Russia in April on the anniversary of the plane crash that killed his predecessor, Lech Kaczynski, the Polish ambassador to Moscow said today."A visit to Russia certainly is planned, at least for the first anniversary of the Smolensk tragedy," ambassador Wojciech Zajaczkowski told the Interfax news a...

At least two passengers visited the cockpit of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane before it crashed last month, and others may have chatted on cell phones, possibly affecting navigation as the crew battled heavy fog over challenging terrain.

Russian investigators have pointed to possible human error on the part of the pilot of Tu-154 aircraft for the crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski and 95 others.

The whole country is in mourning after Saturday's devastating plane crash. Poland held a two-minute tribute, with church bells and police sirens.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife died Saturday along with more than 80 others when their plane crashed while coming in for a landing in western Russia, officials said.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late president's twin brother, nurtured a cult of conspiracy around the crash that became the galvanizing force for a movement that made him Poland's most powerful man.

Russian officials investigating the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski placed the blame squarely on the Poles on Wednesday, saying the crew was pressured to land in bad weather by an air force commander who had been drinking.Kaczynski and 95 others, including his wife, died in April 2010 when their Tu-154 plane crashed while tr...

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski will visit Russia in April on the anniversary of the plane crash that killed his predecessor, Lech Kaczynski, the Polish ambassador to Moscow said today."A visit to Russia certainly is planned, at least for the first anniversary of the Smolensk tragedy," ambassador Wojciech Zajaczkowski told the Interfax news a...

At least two passengers visited the cockpit of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane before it crashed last month, and others may have chatted on cell phones, possibly affecting navigation as the crew battled heavy fog over challenging terrain.

Russian investigators have pointed to possible human error on the part of the pilot of Tu-154 aircraft for the crash that killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski and 95 others.

The whole country is in mourning after Saturday's devastating plane crash. Poland held a two-minute tribute, with church bells and police sirens.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife died Saturday along with more than 80 others when their plane crashed while coming in for a landing in western Russia, officials said.