
Arkadiusz Protasiuk (13 November 1974 in
Siedlce – 10 April 2010) was a Polish pilot, captain of the Polish Air Force Tu-154 flight to Smolensk on 10 April 2010.
He died in the
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft operating Polish Air Force Flight 101 crashed 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, ...
near Smolensk on 10 April 2010. He was posthumously awarded the
Order of Polonia Restituta.
Awards
* Bronze
Medal of Merit for National Defence
The Medal of Merit for National Defence ( pl, Medal Za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju) is a decoration of the Ministry of National Defence of Poland. Established 21 April 1966 and revised in 1991, the medal recognizes meritorious service which st ...
(2005)
* Bronze
Cross of Merit (2007)
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Knights of the
Order of Polonia Restituta (2010)
M.P. z 2010 r. Nr 40, poz. 587
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References
1974 births
2010 deaths
Polish Air Force officers
Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Recipients of the Bronze Cross of Merit (Poland)
Victims of the Smolensk air disaster
People from Siedlce
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