Logo of the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków

Adam Paleolog (1896–1956) – major observer of the Polish Army, Knight of the War Order of Virtuti Militari, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. After Poland regained independence he joined the Polish Army and participated in the Polish-Bolshevik War. From 1923 to 1924 he served in the 2nd Aviation Regiment. He subsequently served at the Central Aviation Works in Warsaw, where he was involved in organisational and technical aviation work. In 1926 he was promoted to major. In subsequent years he worked at the Central Aviation Depot, and in 1931 assumed the position of deputy commander of the 6th Aviation Regiment in Lwów. In 1931 he suffered a serious air accident near Chodorów, after which he remained in limited service. During the September Campaign of 1939 he served as commander of the Port Detachment of Air Base No. 6. After the end of the war he settled in Great Britain, where he died on 27 May 1956 in Nottingham.