2009 in Poland

Incumbents

Events

February

• 17 February – Rescue helicopter Mil Mi-2 of the Polish Medical Air Rescue has crashed in Jarostów; pilot and HCM were killed and the doctor severely injured.
• 27 February – Combat helicopter Mil Mi-24 of the Polish Air Force has crashed in Szadłowice; pilot was killed, two other crew members lightly injured.

  March

• 31 March - An-28 Bryza-2RF transport plane of Polish Air Force has crashed in the Babie Doły district of Gdynia; entire crew was killed.

  April

• 6 April - one death and 25 wounded in a train crash near Białogard
• 13 April - Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire. 23 deaths. President of Poland declared a 3-day national mourning.

  May

• 31 May - last flight of the Polish airline Centralwings

  June

• Poland hit by 2009 European floods
• 7 June: European Parliament election takes place in Poland.

  August

• 30 August- Su-27 combat plane of Belorussian Air Force has crashed during the Radom Air Show 2009; entire crew was killed.

  September

• 18 September: 20 deaths and 37 wounded following 2009 Wujek-Śląsk mine blast

  October

Deaths

February

• 7 February: Piotr Stańczak, Polish geologist beheaded by Islamic terrorists in Pakistan