Tadeusz Wrona (aviator)

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This article is about the Polish aviator. For the Polish parliamentary deputy, see Tadeusz Wrona (politician).

Template:Infobox aviator Tadeusz Wrona (born April 16, 1954[1][2] in Żywiec[3]) is a Polish retired pilot who successfully performed a belly landing of LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16, a Boeing 767 at Chopin Airport in Warsaw on November 1, 2011. None of the 231 passengers and crew were injured.[4]

Award[edit | edit source]

On November 7, 2011, Wrona was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer's Cross, one of Poland's highest decorations. His co-pilot, Jerzy Szwarc, was awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight's Cross.[5] The two honours were bestowed in recognition of their "outstanding achievements in the service of the state and society, and for their professionalism and exemplary attitude in the face of threats to human life."[6] At the Presidential Palace ceremony President Komorowski said that people had watched the landing on a live television broadcast, and he congratulated the pair for achieving a "happy ending to a dramatic incident."[6]

The following week, Wrona was greeted as a hero when he visited a Polish and Slavic center in Brooklyn, New York.[7]

LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16[edit | edit source]

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Main article: LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16

A video of the landing was recorded and widely broadcast in the international media.[8] Wrona was described as a hero in Polish and International media[9][10] and by the Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski.[11] Komorowski spoke to Wrona shortly after the incident, and announced that state decorations were to be given out to Wrona and the rest of the flight crew.[11] In subsequent interviews Wrona downplayed his role in the event.[12] After the event internet fan websites, including Facebook, were established to celebrate his accomplishment, many of which included a pun on his name, "Fly like an eagle, land like a crow" ("wrona" means "crow" in Polish).[12]

He was compared to Chesley Sullenberger who successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River on January 15, 2009, also without any serious injuries.[12][13] Sullenberger himself, in a CNN interview, congratulated Wrona and stated that this might have been the first emergency landing of its kind.[13]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Wrona also holds a diamond badge for gliding awarded by the Aeroklub Ziemi Lubuskiej (Lubusz Land Air Club).[14] He is married to Marzena Wrona. They have two children; a daughter, Natalia Wrona, who is a five-time champion of Poland in eventing, in the junior category, and a son Mikołaj, who was a civilian pilot like his father; Mikołaj Wrona passed away in 2024 as a result of leukemia [15] [16]

References[edit | edit source]

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "LOT 767 hero receives honours from President Komorowski", Polskie Radio, 7 November 2011. Accessed 2012-03-02.
  7. ↑ Katie Nelson and Corky Siemaszko, B'klyn cheers miracle-landing Polish pilot, New York Daily News, November 16, 2011
  8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named BBC News - Plane carrying 230 passengers crash lands in Warsaw
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  15. ↑ Zmarł Mikołaj Wrona. Miał 40 lat. Pogrzeb odbędzie się 23.12 w Nadarzynie o 10:00.  Retrieved 27 December 2024 from dlapilota.pl
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named tvn
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