#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/11/2010 #4

Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife and top government officials were among scores killed in a Saturday plane crash in western Russia, officials said. Polish Foreign Ministry spokesman Petr Paszkowski said the Russian plane went down less than 435 yards from the runway at Smolensk’s airport in thick fog after apparently hitting trees, RIA Novosti reported.

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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/14/2010 #1

A soldier stands guard near a sea of candles in front of the Presidential Palace two days after Polish President Lech Kaczyński died in a plane crash over western Russia on Saturday. The president’s plane, with his wife and some of Poland’s military and civilian leaders on board, crashed when it came in for a landing during thick fog.

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/10/2022 #16

In 2010, Polish President Lech Aleksander Kaczyński, 60, was killed in a plane crash in western Russia that also claimed the lives of his wife and top Polish political, military and church officials. #LechKaczynski Smolensk Air Disaster #Airplane2010SmolenskRussia

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