1st Lt. observer
Władysław Popiel-Sulima (1891–1958) – major observer of the Polish Army, engineer, Knight of the Silver Cross of the War Order of Virtuti Militari, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. He completed studies at the Faculty of Agriculture of the Jagiellonian University. In 1915 he began service in the Austro-Hungarian army, participating in operations on the Eastern and Italian fronts. After Poland regained independence he joined the Polish Army, where he served as an aerial observer in the 1st Kraków Squadron. During the Polish-Bolshevik War in 1920 he distinguished himself in reconnaissance operations, cooperating with the 6th Army and supporting the retreat operations of Polish forces. After the war he continued service in aviation, remaining in the structures of the 2nd Aviation Regiment and the 11th Line Squadron, where he served as an observer and staff officer. After World War II he settled in exile in Great Britain, where he died in 1958 in London.
