- Andrzej Andrzejewski
Infobox Military Person
name=Andrzej Andrzejewski
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rank=Brigadier General
born=May 19 ,1961
placeofbirth=Sochaczew ,Poland
died=January 23 ,2008
placeofdeath=Mirosławiec ,Poland
profession=Aviator
serviceyears=1985–2008
units=Commander of the 1st Brigade of Tactical Air Force
battles=none
laterwork=
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awards=|Andrzej Piotr Andrzejewski (May 19, 1961 –
January 23 ,2008 ) was a Brigadier General of thePolish Air Force who died in the worst militaryplane crash inPoland 's history along with other officers, among whom he was the highest ranking.A graduate of the Academy of National Defense (1995) and, previously, the High Air Force School (1985), he had spent a long career in the Polish Air Force. Andrzejewski barely escaped death when his fighter
Su-22 was accidentally shot down by Kub (SA-6) missile during an exercise onAugust 19 ,2003 . He ejected from the plane into the Baltic Sea and was rescued after an hour and a half.Three years later, he was promoted to general and was appointed commander of the 1st Brigade of the Tactical Aircraft in
Mirosławiec . He remained in command until his death.He spent over 1000 hours in planes.
On January 23, the
EADS CASA C-295 which Andrzejewski and fellow officers were aboard, flying fromWarsaw viaPowidz andKrzesiny to Mirosławiec, crashed during an approach to the 12th Air Base near Mirosławiec. There were no survivors.Andrzejewski was the highest ranking Polish general to die in duty for decades. He was 46 years old. He is survived by his wife, Małgorzata, and his two daughters, Klaudyna (26) and Patrycja (21). He was posthumously promoted to Division General.
The
President of the Republic of Poland ,Lech Kaczyński , ordered three-days ofnational mourning after the fatal crash.References
* [http://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/Wiadomosci/1,80708,4865103.html Biography with photo of General Andrzejewski]
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