Sgt. pilot
Piotr Pióro (1900–1969) – sergeant pilot of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment, piloting instructor and training officer. He began service in the Polish Army after World War I. In 1922 he was assigned to the NCO Pilot School in Bydgoszcz, and then completed an advanced piloting course in Grudziądz. After training he began line service in the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. From 1928 he served as a piloting instructor in the training squadron, and from 1930 was an instructor at the Aviation Officer Training Centre in Dęblin. In the 1930s he returned to training duties in the 2nd Aviation Regiment. In 1938 he retired, but in August 1939 he was mobilised. After 17 September 1939 he was taken prisoner by the Germans, from which he managed to escape. During the occupation he was active in the underground resistance. He died in 1969.
