Maj. pilot
Aleksander Łaguna (1894–1934) – major pilot of the Polish Army, decorated with the Silver Cross of the Order of Virtuti Militari. He was born on 19 September 1894 in Częstochowa. In 1913 he completed secondary school in Warsaw and began studies at the Institute of Commerce in Moscow. During World War I (1915) he enlisted in the army of the Russian Empire, where he served in the balloon troops. He completed the engineering school in St Petersburg and worked as an instructor at the observer school in Odessa. After returning to Poland in 1918 he joined the Polish Army and took part in the seizure of the Mokotów airfield. He served in the 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron, participating in the Polish-Ukrainian and Polish-Bolshevik Wars, flying numerous reconnaissance and combat sorties. During the operations he was wounded near Kyiv. After the war he was promoted to command positions in aviation, serving as deputy squadron commander, and then as group commander. He was associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. He died on 8 October 1934.
