Polish jet crew had a ‘dozen warnings’ before crash

PILOTS of the doomed aircraft carrying Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski received at least a dozen warnings from on-board systems to regain altitude during the last minute before the crash, according to transcripts from its cockpit recorders released yesterday.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government decided to publish the transcripts to quell media speculation about the reasons for the April 10 crash, which also killed Poland’s top military commanders, its central bank governor and many lawmakers.

“Pull up, pull up... Terrain ahead,” the on-board warning system told the pilots numerous times just before the crash.