
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 837 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Tupolev Tu-154 |
Aircraft Version: | Tupolev Tu-154M |
C/n (msn): | 90A837 |
Operator Titles: | Poland - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Athens (closed)Map |
Country: | Greece |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: LGAT IATA: ATH Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | May 1995 |
Photo by: | George Pantalos |
Photo ID: | 852781 |
Photo Comment |
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Crashed, 10/4/2010, near the Russian city of Smolensk, killing all 96 people on board. Among the victims were the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria, the former President of Poland in exile Ryszard Kaczorowski, the chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers, the president of the National Bank of Poland, Polish Government officials, 18 members of the Polish Parliament, senior members of the Polish clergy and relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre. The group was arriving from Warsaw to attend an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of t This photo is copyright © George Pantalos, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 5 October 2025, and has since been viewed 24 times. |