1st Lt. pilot
Antoni Wczelik (1906–1942) – major pilot of the Polish Army, officer of the Polish Air Force in Great Britain and Squadron Leader Royal Air Force, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. He graduated from the Aviation Officer Cadet School in Dęblin and was assigned to the fighter aviation of the Polish Army. He served in the 2nd Aviation Regiment, where he held duties in fighter aviation. During the September Campaign of 1939 he took part in combat against the Luftwaffe. After the defeat of Poland he made his way through Romania and France to Great Britain, where he joined the Polish Air Force within the RAF structures. He served as a pilot and fighter squadron commander, participating in numerous combat operations over Europe. On 14 April 1942 he was shot down over the English Channel; his aircraft fell into the sea and his body was never found.
