List of casualties of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash on 10 April 2010 near Smolensk in Russia killed all 96 people on board, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński and dozens of other senior officials. The Polish delegation was heading to Katyn to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre in which the Soviet NKVD killed about 22,000 Polish military officers.
Among those killed in the crash were President Kaczyński's wife, Maria Kaczyńska, former President-in-exile Ryszard Kaczorowski, Poland's highest-ranking military officers, lawmakers, heads of the Polish National Bank and other central institutions, presidential aides, bishops and priests of various denominations, relatives of those killed in the Katyn massacre, as well as officers of the presidential security detail and crew members.
Fatalities
Name | Age | Notes |
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Agacka-Indecka, JoannaJoanna Agacka-Indecka | 45 | President of the Polish Bar Council |
Ewa Bąkowska | 47 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Lt. Gen. Andrzej Błasik | 47 | Commander of the Air Force |
Bochenek, KrystynaKrystyna Bochenek | 56 | Deputy Marshal of the Senate (PO) |
Borowska, Anna MariaAnna Maria Borowska | 81 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Borowski, BartoszBartosz Borowski | 31 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Buk | 49 | Commander of the Land Forces |
Brig. Gen. Miron Chodakowski | 52 | Orthodox Ordinary of the Polish Armed Forces |
Lt. Col. Czesław Cywiński | 84 | President of the World Association of Home Army Soldiers |
Lt. Col. Zbigniew Dębski | 87 | Co-founder of the Union of Warsaw Insurgents |
Leszek Deptuła | 57 | Member of the Sejm (PSL) |
Dolniak, GrzegorzGrzegorz Dolniak | 50 | Member of the Sejm (PO) |
Katarzyna Doraczyńska | 31 | Press office staffer at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland |
Duchnowski, EdwardEdward Duchnowski | 80 | Secretary General of the Union of Sybiraks |
Fedorowicz, AleksanderAleksander Fedorowicz | 39 | Interpreter at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland |
Janina Fetlińska | 57 | Senator (PiS) |
Florczak, Lt. Col. JarosławLt. Col. Jarosław Florczak | 41 | Close protection officer |
Francuz, WO1 ArturWO1 Artur Francuz | 39 | Close protection officer |
Gen. Franciszek Gągor | 58 | Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces |
Grażyna Gęsicka | 58 | Member of the Sejm, former Minister of Regional Development (PiS) |
Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Gilarski | 54 | Commander of the Warsaw Garrison |
Gosiewski, PrzemysławPrzemysław Gosiewski | 45 | Member of the Sejm, former Deputy Prime Minister (PiS) |
Gostomski, BronisławBronisław Gostomski | 61 | Personal Roman Catholic chaplain to President Kaczorowski |
Grzywna, Maj. RobertMaj. Robert Grzywna | 36 | Co-pilot |
Handzlik, MariuszMariusz Handzlik | 44 | Undersecretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland |
Indrzejczyk, RomanRoman Indrzejczyk | 78 | Personal Roman Catholic chaplain to President Kaczyński |
Janeczek, Lt. PawełLt. Paweł Janeczek | 37 | Close protection officer |
Jankowski, DariuszDariusz Jankowski | 54 | Staffer at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland |
Januszko, NataliaNatalia Januszko | 22 | Flight attendant |
Jaruga-Nowacka, IzabelaIzabela Jaruga-Nowacka | 59 | Member of the Sejm, former Deputy Prime Minister (SLD) |
Joniec, JózefJózef Joniec | 50 | Roman Catholic priest, Piarist father |
Kaczorowski, RyszardRyszard Kaczorowski | 90 | Former president of the Republic of Poland in exile |
Maria Kaczyńska | 67 | Wife of President Kaczyński |
Lech Kaczyński | 60 | President of the Republic of Poland |
Karpiniuk, SebastianSebastian Karpiniuk | 37 | Member of the Sejm (PO) |
VAdm. Andrzej Karweta | 51 | Commander of the Navy |
Kazana, MariuszMariusz Kazana | 49 | Director of Diplomatic Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Kochanowski, JanuszJanusz Kochanowski | 69 | Ombudsman for Civil Rights |
Brig. Gen. Stanisław Komornicki | 85 | Chancellor of the Order of Virtuti Militari |
Komorowski, StanisławStanisław Komorowski | 56 | Deputy Minister of National Defence |
Krajewski, WO2 PawełWO2 Paweł Krajewski | 35 | Close protection officer |
Kremer, AndrzejAndrzej Kremer | 48 | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Zdzisław Król | 74 | Roman Catholic priest, member of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites |
Krupski, JanuszJanusz Krupski | 58 | Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression |
Kurtyka, JanuszJanusz Kurtyka | 49 | President of the Institute of National Remembrance |
Kwaśnik, AndrzejAndrzej Kwaśnik | 53 | Roman Catholic police chaplain and chaplain to the Katyn Families |
Lt. Gen. Bronisław Kwiatkowski | 59 | Commander of the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces |
Col. Wojciech Lubiński | 40 | Personal physician to President Kaczyński |
Lutoborski, TadeuszTadeusz Lutoborski | 83 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Maciejczyk, BarbaraBarbara Maciejczyk | 28 | Flight attendant |
Barbara Mamińska | 52 | Director of the Personnel and Decorations Office at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland |
Mamontowicz-Łojek, ZenonaZenona Mamontowicz-Łojek | 72 | President of the Polish Katyn Foundation |
Melak, StefanStefan Melak | 63 | Head of the Katyn Committee |
Merta, TomaszTomasz Merta | 44 | Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage, General Conservator of Monuments |
Michalak, WO2 AndrzejWO2 Andrzej Michalak | 36 | Flight engineer |
Capt. Dariusz Michałowski | 35 | Close protection officer |
Mikke, StanisławStanisław Mikke | 62 | Deputy Head of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites |
Moniuszko, JustynaJustyna Moniuszko | 24 | Flight attendant |
Natalli-Świat, AleksandraAleksandra Natalli-Świat | 51 | Member of the Sejm (PiS) |
Natusiewicz-Mirer, JaninaJanina Natusiewicz-Mirer | 70 | Social activist |
Nosek, 2nd Lt. Piotr2nd Lt. Piotr Nosek | 35 | Close protection officer |
Nurowski, PiotrPiotr Nurowski | 64 | President of the Polish Olympic Committee |
Orawiec-Löffler, BronisławaBronisława Orawiec-Löffler | 81 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Lt. Col. Jan Osiński | 35 | Roman Catholic priest, Vice-Chancellor of the Curia of the Military Ordinariate |
Pilch, Col. AdamCol. Adam Pilch | 44 | Lutheran military chaplain |
Piskorska, KatarzynaKatarzyna Piskorska | 73 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Maciej Płażyński | 52 | Member of the Sejm, former Marshal of the Sejm (independent) |
Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Płoski | 54 | Roman Catholic Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of the Polish Armed Forces |
JWO Agnieszka Pogródka–Węcławek | 35 | Close protection officer |
Maj. Gen. Włodzimierz Potasiński | 53 | Commander of the Special Forces |
Protasiuk, Capt. ArkadiuszCapt. Arkadiusz Protasiuk | 35 | Pilot |
Andrzej Przewoźnik | 46 | Secretary of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites |
Putra, KrzysztofKrzysztof Putra | 52 | Deputy Marshal of the Sejm (PiS) |
Rumianek, RyszardRyszard Rumianek | 62 | Roman Catholic priest, Rector of the Card. Wyszyński University |
Rybicki, ArkadiuszArkadiusz Rybicki | 57 | Member of the Sejm (PO) |
Sariusz-Skąpski, AndrzejAndrzej Sariusz-Skąpski | 72 | President of the Federation of Katyn Families |
Seweryn, WojciechWojciech Seweryn | 70 | Sculptor, author of the Katyn Monument in Chicago |
Skrzypek, SławomirSławomir Skrzypek | 46 | President of the National Bank of Poland |
Solski, LeszekLeszek Solski | 75 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Stasiak, WładysławWładysław Stasiak | 44 | Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, former Minister of the Interior and Administration |
WO2 Jacek Surówka | 36 | Close protection officer |
Szczygło, AleksanderAleksander Szczygło | 46 | Head of the National Security Bureau |
Jerzy Szmajdziński | 58 | Deputy Marshal of the Sejm, former Defence Minister (SLD) |
Szymanek-Deresz, JolantaJolanta Szymanek-Deresz | 55 | Member of the Sejm, former Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland (SLD) |
Tomaszewska, IzabelaIzabela Tomaszewska | 54 | Head of the Protocolar Unit at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland |
Uleryk, WO2 MarekWO2 Marek Uleryk | 35 | Close protection officer |
Walentynowicz, AnnaAnna Walentynowicz | 80 | Co-founder of the Solidarity trade union |
Walewska-Przyjałkowska, TeresaTeresa Walewska-Przyjałkowska | 71 | Deputy President of the Golgotha of the East Foundation |
Wassermann, ZbigniewZbigniew Wassermann | 60 | Member of the Sejm, former Minister for Intelligence Coördination (PiS) |
Woda, WiesławWiesław Woda | 63 | Member of the Sejm (PSL) |
Wojtas, EdwardEdward Wojtas | 55 | Member of the Sejm (PSL) |
Wypych, PawełPaweł Wypych | 42 | Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, former President of the Social Insurance Institution |
Stanisław Zając | 60 | Senator (PiS) |
Janusz Zakrzeński | 74 | Theatrical and film actor, member of the Program Board of the Union of Piłsudskiites |
Lt. Artur Ziętek | 31 | Navigator |
Zych, GabrielaGabriela Zych | 81 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
Posthumous recognition
Name | Promotion | Decoration |
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Agacka-Indecka, JoannaJoanna Agacka-Indecka | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Ewa Bąkowska | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Lt. Gen. Andrzej Błasik | General | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Bochenek, KrystynaKrystyna Bochenek | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Borowska, Anna MariaAnna Maria Borowska | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Borowski, BartoszBartosz Borowski | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Buk | Lieutenant General | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Brig. Gen. Miron Chodakowski | Major General | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Lt. Col. Czesław Cywiński | Colonel | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Lt. Col. Zbigniew Dębski | Colonel | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Leszek Deptuła | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Dolniak, GrzegorzGrzegorz Dolniak | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Katarzyna Doraczyńska | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Duchnowski, EdwardEdward Duchnowski | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Fedorowicz, AleksanderAleksander Fedorowicz | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Janina Fetlińska | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Florczak, Lt. Col. JarosławLt. Col. Jarosław Florczak | Colonel | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Francuz, WO1 ArturWO1 Artur Francuz | Second Lieutenant | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Gen. Franciszek Gągor | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Grażyna Gęsicka | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Gilarski | Major General | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Gosiewski, PrzemysławPrzemysław Gosiewski | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Gostomski, BronisławBronisław Gostomski | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Grzywna, Maj. RobertMaj. Robert Grzywna | Lieutenant Colonel | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Handzlik, MariuszMariusz Handzlik | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Indrzejczyk, RomanRoman Indrzejczyk | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Janeczek, Lt. PawełLt. Paweł Janeczek | Captain | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Jankowski, DariuszDariusz Jankowski | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Januszko, NataliaNatalia Januszko | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Jaruga-Nowacka, IzabelaIzabela Jaruga-Nowacka | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Joniec, JózefJózef Joniec | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Maria Kaczyńska | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Lech Kaczyński | Order of the National Hero of Georgia | |
Karpiniuk, SebastianSebastian Karpiniuk | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
VAdm. Andrzej Karweta | Fleet Admiral | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Kazana, MariuszMariusz Kazana | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta "Bene Merito" Honour Badge | |
Kochanowski, JanuszJanusz Kochanowski | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Brig. Gen. Stanisław Komornicki | Major General | |
Komorowski, StanisławStanisław Komorowski | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Krajewski, WO2 PawełWO2 Paweł Krajewski | Second Lieutenant | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Kremer, AndrzejAndrzej Kremer | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta "Bene Merito" Honour Badge | |
Zdzisław Król | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Krupski, JanuszJanusz Krupski | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Kurtyka, JanuszJanusz Kurtyka | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Kwaśnik, AndrzejAndrzej Kwaśnik | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Lt. Gen. Bronisław Kwiatkowski | General | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Col. Wojciech Lubiński | Brigadier General | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Lutoborski, TadeuszTadeusz Lutoborski | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Maciejczyk, BarbaraBarbara Maciejczyk | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Barbara Mamińska | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Mamontowicz-Łojek, ZenonaZenona Mamontowicz-Łojek | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Melak, StefanStefan Melak | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Merta, TomaszTomasz Merta | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Michalak, WO2 AndrzejWO2 Andrzej Michalak | Second Lieutenant | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Capt. Dariusz Michałowski | Major | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Mikke, StanisławStanisław Mikke | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Moniuszko, JustynaJustyna Moniuszko | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Natalli-Świat, AleksandraAleksandra Natalli-Świat | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Natusiewicz-Mirer, JaninaJanina Natusiewicz-Mirer | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Nosek, 2nd Lt. Piotr2nd Lt. Piotr Nosek | Lieutenant | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Nurowski, PiotrPiotr Nurowski | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Orawiec-Löffler, BronisławaBronisława Orawiec-Löffler | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Lt. Col. Jan Osiński | Colonel | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Pilch, Col. AdamCol. Adam Pilch | Brigadier General | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Piskorska, KatarzynaKatarzyna Piskorska | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Maciej Płażyński | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Płoski | Lieutenant General | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
JWO Agnieszka Pogródka–Węcławek | Second Lieutenant | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Maj. Gen. Włodzimierz Potasiński | Lieutenant General | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Protasiuk, Capt. ArkadiuszCapt. Arkadiusz Protasiuk | Major | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Andrzej Przewoźnik | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Putra, KrzysztofKrzysztof Putra | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Rumianek, RyszardRyszard Rumianek | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Rybicki, ArkadiuszArkadiusz Rybicki | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Sariusz-Skąpski, AndrzejAndrzej Sariusz-Skąpski | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Seweryn, WojciechWojciech Seweryn | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Skrzypek, SławomirSławomir Skrzypek | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Solski, LeszekLeszek Solski | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Stasiak, WładysławWładysław Stasiak | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
WO2 Jacek Surówka | Second Lieutenant | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Szczygło, AleksanderAleksander Szczygło | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Jerzy Szmajdziński | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Szymanek-Deresz, JolantaJolanta Szymanek-Deresz | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Tomaszewska, IzabelaIzabela Tomaszewska | Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Uleryk, WO2 MarekWO2 Marek Uleryk | Second Lieutenant | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Walewska-Przyjałkowska, TeresaTeresa Walewska-Przyjałkowska | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Wassermann, ZbigniewZbigniew Wassermann | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Woda, WiesławWiesław Woda | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Wojtas, EdwardEdward Wojtas | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Wypych, PawełPaweł Wypych | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Stanisław Zając | Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Janusz Zakrzeński | Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | |
Lt. Artur Ziętek | Captain | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Zych, GabrielaGabriela Zych | Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta |
Not on board
Some early reports were wrong about the number or composition[1][2][3] as the official list of victims was corrected in stages; most notably because the flight manifest of passengers only, without names of the crew, lacked the name of the only female member of the nine Biuro Ochrony Rządu (Government Protection Bureau bodyguards), Agnieszka Pogródka-Węcławek. She was listed incorrectly among the stewardesses. Also, a female presidential aide, Zofia Kruszyńska-Gust, was supposed to fly but did not do so due to illness.
References
- ↑ "Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie" (in Polish). Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ↑ "Polish president's plane crashes in Russia: ministry". Google. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ↑ "Full list of the passengers and the crew". Official Polish Presidential website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
External links
- Federacja Rodzin Katyńskich (in Polish)
- National Katyn Memorial Foundation
- Text of President Kaczynski's planned speech commemorating Victims of the Katyn Forest Massacre