Maj. pilot
Karol Malik (1897–1982) – lieutenant colonel pilot of the Polish Army, officer of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain, Wing Commander Royal Air Force (RAF). He was associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. From 1937 to 1938 he attended the 2nd Course of the Higher Aviation School in Warsaw, preparing for staff and operational service in the military aviation of the Second Polish Republic. After the outbreak of World War II he made his way to Great Britain, where he joined the Polish Air Force within the RAF structures. During his service he held command and staff positions, reaching the rank of Wing Commander. After the end of the war he remained in exile in Great Britain. He died in 1982 and was buried in London.
