Mayday - Alarm im Cockpit - Der Absturz des polnischen Präsidenten - Report / Luftverkehr

REENACTMENT: Rescue workers search for survivors among the wreckage of the Polish Air Force jet that crashed while carrying Polish President Lech Kazcynski to a memorial service in Russia. The pilots were attempting to land in heavy fog near Smolensk, Russia. No one on board survived. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

REENACTMENT: Rescue workers begin to cover then bodies of victims killed when a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft crashed in heavy fog. The Polish Air Force jet was carrying the President of Poland, Lech Kazcynski, and other Polish dignitaries to a memorial service in Russia. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

After an alarm sounds, the crew checks their instruments, they are losing altitude. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

CGI IMAGE: Against the advice of local Air Traffic Controllers, the Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft flies low to the ground, just touching the tree tops as it is attempting to land in thick fog. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

CGI IMAGE: Polish President Lech Kaczynski, along with many of PolandÕs highest-ranking dignitaries are flying on an Air Force Jet to Smolensk, Russia for a remembrance service. After hitting a tree while landing, the plane looses control and begins to crash. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

CGI IMAGE: Some of Poland's best pilots are flying the Tupolev Tu-154 from Warsaw to Smolensk. They decide to land in thick fog, against the advice of local Air Traffic Controllers. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

REENACTMENT: Polish Protocol Director Mariusz Kazana (played by Matt Dratva) consults with the crew of the Polish Air Force jet transporting President of Poland Lech Kazcynski to Russia for an official visit. Moments later, the aircraft crashes, leaving investigators to wonder what role his presence in the cockpit might have played in the accident. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

The pilot decides that they will use auto pilot once the plane reaches 100 meters. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

REENACTMENT: Polish General Andrzej Blasik meets with Protocol Director Mariusz Kazana (played by Matt Dratva). The two men are part of the entourage accompanying the President of Poland on a flight to Russia. Moments later, the plane crashes on approach to the airport, killing everyone on board.(Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

REENACTMENT: A memorial wreath is found among the wreckage of a Polish Air Force jet which crashed near Smolensk, Russia. The Tupolev TU-154 was carrying Polish President Lech Kazcynski and other Polish dignitaries to a memorial service in Russia when it crashed during an approach in heavy fog on April 10, 2012. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)

REENACTMENT: A Russian Investigator (played by Val Ovtcharov) uses a clinometer to measure the height of a tree damaged when the Tupolev Tu-154 carrying Polish President Lech Kazcynski and many other of PolandÕs highest-ranking dignitaries crashed on April 10, 2010. (Photo credit: Cineflix 2012)