1st Lt. pilot
Michał Pielechowski (1899–1925) – first lieutenant pilot of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. During World War I he was called up to the Austro-Hungarian army. After Poland regained independence, on 2 November 1918 he volunteered for the Polish Army. He graduated from the Infantry Officer Cadet School in Warsaw, obtaining the rank of second lieutenant. In 1923 he was promoted to first lieutenant and began flying training. He completed courses at the Pilot School in Bydgoszcz and in Grudziądz, obtaining military pilot qualifications. He then remained in aviation training, gaining experience as a pilot-instructor. In 1924 he was transferred to the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. He was killed on 1 June 1925 at the Rakowice airfield while on duty.
