Pilot who executed a textbook belly landing in Poland is being hailed as national hero . Tadeusz Wrona has worked for LOT Polish Airlines for 20 years . He was flying the plane that crashed into the ground at around 02:00 local time on Tuesday, killing all 66 people aboard. But Wrona insists it 's too much to call him a national hero . Wrona says he 's flown the Boeing 767 about 500 times and never had any trouble .
Pilot who executed a textbook belly landing in Poland is being hailed as national hero . Tadeusz Wrona has worked for LOT Polish Airlines for 20 years . He was flying the plane that crashed into the ground at around 02:00 local time on Tuesday, killing all 66 people aboard. Wrona says he 's flown the Boeing 767 about 500 times and never had any trouble .