Tadeusz Wrona (aviator)

This article is about the Polish aviator. For the Polish parliamentary deputy, see Tadeusz Wrona (politician).
Tadeusz Wrona
Tadeusz Wrona (2012)
Born (1954-04-16) April 16, 1954 (age 70)
Żywiec, Poland
NationalityPolish
Years active1984–2019
Known forCaptain of LOT Polish Airlines Flight 16, which he successfully performed a belly landing of a Boeing 767 at the Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland.
SpouseMarzena Wrona
ChildrenNatalia Wrona, Mikołaj Wrona
AwardsOrder of Polonia Restituta (Officer's Cross), FAI Gliding Commission diamond badge
Aviation career
Full nameTadeusz Wrona
Famous flightsLOT Polish Airlines Flight 16

Tadeusz Wrona (born April 16, 1954[1][2] in Żywiec[3]) is a Polish pilot (1984–2019) 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]

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