Capt. observer
Władysław Pokorny (1899–1934) – captain observer of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment. He began military service in the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I. In 1918 he joined the Polish Army, where he initially held line positions in the infantry. In 1923 he began training at the Observer and Air Gunner Officer School in Toruń, after which he was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Regiment. In subsequent years he served in reconnaissance and training aviation, and in 1933 was transferred to the Aviation Shooting and Bombing School in Grudziądz, where he was involved in personnel training. He was killed in 1934 in an air crash during a water landing on the Vistula. His body was found several weeks later, and the funeral took place in Grudziądz.
