Tragedy, Suspicion, and the Twisting Tale of the Smolensk Memorial Flight’s Demise

President Kaczynski of Poland ventures to Russia for a memorial shrouded in history. As the plane battles an enigmatic fog, a critical decision to abandon landing takes a sinister turn. The aircraft plummets into a remote hillside, extinguishing 96 lives. But was it merely an accident? Controversial shadows loom over the investigation, sparking conspiracy theories of a hidden truth behind this perplexing tragedy. Want to watch full episodes? Check out this playlist: Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 12 Episode 10 “Death of the President“: Polish Air Force Tupolev TU-154M Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed after his plane crashes in heavy fog on approach to a Russian military airport. Poland and Russia both launch official investigations to discover the cause of the crash and at first, it seems that the pilot’s decision to attempt a landing in heavy fog may be to blame. But investigators soon learn that there’s a lot more to this accident than simple pilot error. Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget. Subscribe to the OFFICIAL Mayday: Air Disaster channel here: #MaydayAirDisaster #MaydayInvestigation #AirEmergency #MaydayEpisodes #planecrashes #airplanecrashes #aviationaccidents #Fullepisode #airplanedisasterdocumentary #aircrashinvestigation #AF8969 #911