Off. Cdt. pilot
Bolesław Andrzej Własnowolski (1916–1940) – second lieutenant pilot of the Polish Army, later first lieutenant (Flying Officer) Royal Air Force, fighter ace of the Polish Air Force, Knight of the Silver Cross of the War Order of Virtuti Militari, associated with the 2nd Aviation Regiment in Kraków. He was born on 29 November 1916 in Kraków. He graduated from the Aviation Officer Cadet School in Dęblin in 1938 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant pilot. During the September Campaign of 1939 he fought in the defence of Poland within the aviation of the Polish Army, including units derived from the 2nd Aviation Regiment. After the defeat he made his way through France to Great Britain, where he joined the Polish Air Force in the RAF. He served in No. 307 “Lwów” Fighter Squadron RAF and took part in the Battle of Britain, scoring aerial victories over the Luftwaffe. He was killed on 1 November 1940 during a combat mission over the Liphook area (Hampshire).
