SSgt. pilot
Józef Rączka (1897–1932) – senior sergeant pilot of the Polish Army, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. During World War I he served in the Austro-Hungarian navy as a seaplane pilot. After Poland regained independence he joined the Polish Army. In 1920 he was assigned to the 6th Reconnaissance Squadron, in which he participated in the Polish-Bolshevik War. He flew numerous combat sorties, including reconnaissance and ground-attack missions against Red Army units, including Budyonny’s Cavalry Army. After the end of the war he remained in aviation service, serving in the 21st Line Squadron in Kraków, within the structures of the 2nd Aviation Regiment. He died in 1932 in Kraków.
