Five seconds played fatal role in Polish president's death

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Published time: May 14, 2010 16:16
Edited time: May 28, 2010 18:14

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Accident, Europe, Polish President's plane crash, Russia

The passengers on President Kaczynksi’s plane, which crashed on April 10, could have been saved if the pilot had moved the aircraft upwards 5 seconds earlier, according to a Polish newspaper.

That’s according to the data from the plane’s flight recorders, which the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna newspaper published on Friday.

The revelations are from a Polish report released after the black boxes were fully decoded.

The report suggests that when the pilot realized it was too late to climb, he decided to crash land, losing control of the plane when the wing hit a tree.

It also claims that mobile phones could have negatively influenced the aircraft's systems, as they were not switched off.

Last month's crash near Smolensk in western Russia killed all 96 people on board.

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Krzysztof 06.03.2012 11:56

Polish president and his (now dead party) was against foreign Gas corporations stealing Polish Gas, now after his gone, Strangely there is a new law in Poland that allow Big Foreign Gas companies legally steal Polish gas - and not only that, they also have a right to displace people who leave on land which is rich in gas.. even if people who occupy that land r against that, Sounds craze right ?
Check it for yourself if you dont believe me.. Polish government was corrupted to pass those legislations, and many people trying to fight with that by protests.. but I didn't hear a word on RT about that.. shame..

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