2nd Lt. observer
Jan Hryniewicz (1902–1989) — lieutenant colonel pilot-observer of the Polish Army.
He graduated from the Joachim Lelewel State Gymnasium in Vilnius. In 1925 he began his studies at the Officers’ Aviation School in Grudziądz, which he completed in 1927 as an observer. After being promoted to second lieutenant he served in the 54th Line Squadron of the 5th Aviation Regiment. In 1931 he obtained pilot qualifications at the Aviation Officers’ Training Centre in Dęblin and was promoted to lieutenant. In the interwar period he was associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. In 1935 he was assigned to the 53rd Cooperation Squadron, and in 1938 he assumed command of the 1st Training Squadron at Aviation Training Centre No. 1 in Dęblin. After 1939 he evacuated through Romania to France, where he served at the Lyon–Bron air base. He then made his way to Great Britain and joined the RAF (P-0056). In 1942–1943 he commanded C Flight of No. 309 Squadron, then served as adjutant to General Lucjan Żeligowski. After the war he returned to Poland, settling in Środa Śląska and subsequently in Kielce. In the 1980s he moved to Dęblin. He died in 1989 in Dęblin.
