Capt. pilot, Dr
Tadeusz Halewski (1898–1942) was a captain pilot of the Polish Army, a doctor of law, a participant in the Polish-Bolshevik War and an aviation activist. He was born on 7 May 1898 in Delatyn. In 1919 he joined the Polish Army, serving in the 16th Reconnaissance Squadron. In 1920 he graduated from the Kraków Pilots’ School and was assigned to line service in the 2nd Aviation Regiment. In the interwar period he developed both his military career and organisational activities in civil and military aviation. In 1928 he was promoted to captain and assumed command of the 64th Line Squadron in the 6th Aviation Regiment. In 1929–1931 he worked in the structures of the League of Air and Anti-Gas Defence, cooperating with the Aviation Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. He was a co-founder of the Kraków Academic Aero Club and president of the Warsaw Aero Club in 1930–1939. After the outbreak of World War II he made his way to Great Britain, where he served in the Polish Air Force, among others at No. 46 Aviation Supply Unit in Lossiemouth. He was killed on 7 November 1942 during an experimental flight.
