Logo of the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków

Kazimierz Stoy (1890–1980) – major observer of the Polish Army, officer of the Polish Air Force, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment. He began military service after World War I in 1919. During the Polish-Bolshevik War he served in the 2nd Mobile Aviation Park, and in 1921 was promoted to first lieutenant. In the interwar years he served in the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków and held staff positions at the Aviation Command of the Ministry of Military Affairs. After the outbreak of World War II he made his way to Great Britain, where he served in the Polish Air Force within the RAF structures, reaching the rank of major (Squadron Leader). After the war he remained in exile in Great Britain, engaging in veterans’ organisation activities. He died in 1980 in Port Talbot.