1st Lt. observer
Mahomet Obuchowski (1898–1934) – first lieutenant observer of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment. In 1917 he completed grammar school in Ryazan and passed his school-leaving examination. In 1920 he joined the Polish Army, initially completing the Infantry Officer Cadet School. Subsequently, at his own request, he was assigned to the Aerial Observer School in Toruń, which he completed in 1923. After obtaining qualifications as an aerial observer he served in the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków, and then in the 1st Aviation Regiment in Warsaw. In 1932 he was transferred to the Aviation Officer Training Centre in Dęblin, where he served as a lecturer in the weapons and bombing department, participating in the training of aviation personnel. He was killed in 1934 during a service flight at the Dęblin airfield, when his Potez XV aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff. He was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.
