Plane crash killed many Polish leaders headed to commemorate Katyn Massacre . Many will no doubt compare this crash to the 1943 death of Polish Prime Minister Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski , who died mysteriously when his plane crashed into the sea near Gibraltar after he asked the International Red Cross to investigate the Katyn Massacre . President Storozynski says the massacre by Soviets in 1940 remains a source of controversy . Polish president , killed in crash , was voice of those who wanted to talk about the massacre . He called for reconciliation for Jews and Poles still seeking full independence .
Plane crash killed many Polish leaders headed to commemorate Katyn Massacre . President Storozynski says the massacre by Soviets in 1940 remains a source of controversy . Polish president , killed in crash , was voice of those who wanted to talk about the massacre . He called for reconciliation for Jews and Poles still seeking full independence .