List of casualties of the Smolensk air disaster
| Company type | Government flight |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Fate | Crashed |
| Headquarters | Poland |
| Products | Passenger air transport |
File:2010 Polish Tu-154 crash-passengers list.pdf
The Smolensk air disaster refers to the 2010 crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101, which resulted in the loss of all 96 individuals aboard. The Polish delegation was en route to Katyn to participate in a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, where approximately 22,000 Polish officers were executed by the Soviet NKVD.
Among the deceased on Flight 101 were President Lech Kaczyński of Poland and his spouse Maria Kaczyńska, former President-in-exile Ryszard Kaczorowski, top military commanders, members of parliament, leaders of the Polish National Bank and other central institutions, presidential aides, clergy from various denominations, relatives of Katyn massacre victims, as well as presidential security personnel and flight crew.
Fatalities
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45 | Head of the Polish Bar Council |
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47 | Katyn Families representative |
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Commander of the Polish Air Force | |
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56 | Deputy Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland (Civic Platform) |
| Template:Sortname | 81 | Katyn Families representative | |
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49 | Commander of the Polish Land Forces |
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52 | Archbishop, Orthodox Ordinary of the Polish Armed Forces |
| Template:Sort | 84 | President of the World Association of Armia Krajowa Veterans | |
| Template:Sort | 87 | Co-founder of the Warsaw Insurgents' Union | |
| Template:Sort | 57 | Member of the Sejm (Polish People's Party) | |
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50 | Member of the Sejm (Civic Platform) |
Posthumous Honors
Not included on the flight
Initial accounts contained inaccuracies regarding the number and identities of those aboard,[1][2][3] as the official victim roster was updated progressively. A significant correction involved the passenger manifest, which initially included only passengers and omitted crew members. This led to the absence of Agnieszka Pogródka-Węcławek, the sole female agent from the nine-member Government Protection Bureau team, from the list.[4] She was mistakenly categorized among the flight attendants. Furthermore, Zofia Kruszyńska-Gust, a female presidential assistant, intended to travel but ultimately did not board due to illness.[5] Additionally, Michael Schudrich, Poland’s Chief Rabbi, was invited but refrained from flying because the trip coincided with the Jewish Sabbath, which forbids travel on Saturdays.[6]
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- ↑ "Prezydenckim Tu-154 leciały najważniejsze osoby w państwie" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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- ↑ "Full list of the passengers and the crew". Official Polish Presidential website. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
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- ↑ Nowak, Luiza (10 April 2014). "Uniknęła śmierci w katastrofie smoleńskiej. Co wiemy o "sekretarce Lechów"?". Plejada (in polski). Onet.pl. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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