Arkadiusz Protasiuk Explained

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 near Smolensk on 10 April 2010.^[1] He was posthumously awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta.

Awards

• Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence (2005)
• Bronze Cross of Merit (2007)^[2]
• Knights of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010)^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://www.mswia.gov.pl/pl/aktualnosci/8365,dok.html Lista pasażerów i załogi samolotu TU-154
2. Web site: M.P. z 2008 r. Nr 18, poz. 182 . 2016-12-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151024110154/http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP20080180182 . 2015-10-24 . dead .
3. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WMP20100400587 M.P. z 2010 r. Nr 40, poz. 587