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Marian Staffa (1896–1981) – major pilot of the Polish Army, Squadron Leader Royal Air Force, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. He began military service in the aviation of the Second Polish Republic, where he served as a fighter pilot. He was associated with the 5th Aviation Squadron and the structures of the 2nd Aviation Regiment. After the outbreak of World War II he made his way to France, and then to Great Britain, where he joined the Polish Air Force in the RAF. He served in No. 302 Fighter Squadron, taking part in combat operations over Western Europe. During his service he attained the rank of Squadron Leader. After the war he returned to Poland. He died in 1981 and was buried at the Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw.
