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Final Moments of Polish Tu-154 Flight

Will Horton
 on June 3, 2010 8:20 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0) |

Preliminary findings from the investigation into the Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M crash at Smolensk detail for the first time the accident sequence, and underscore the repeated warnings to the crew about the poor weather conditions.

Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) has been emphasising the co-operation between Russian and Polish investigators during the high-profile inquiry into the 10 April accident, which killed Polish president Lech Kaczynski, and has been issuing frequent updates in a bid to stifle any doubts over the openness of the process. Continue reading...

Here is a Flightglobal graphic of the flight's final moments:

Polish TU-154 Descent.jpg

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