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Władysław Toruń

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Lieutenant colonel

Władysław Toruń
BornJuly 7, 1889
Nowy Sącz
DiedAugust 9, 1924
Cause of deathPlane crash
Buried
Lwów, Poland
AllegiancePoland
BranchPolish Air Force
RankLieutenant colonel
BattlesWorld War I: fought in the Battle of Lwów, 1918, and the Battle of Lwów, 1920
Tombs of Stefan Stec, Stefan Bastyr and Władysław Toruń in Lwów

Lt. Col. Władysław Toruń (July 7, 1889, Nowy Sącz — August 9, 1924) was a Polish aviator and military pilot, and one of the pioneers of Polish aviation.[1]

Military career

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Initially a military pilot in Austria-Hungary during the Great War, he was among the first pilots to join the Polish Air Force. He took part in the Battle of Lwów (1918) and the Battle of Lwów (1920). As a professional engineer, in 1922-1923 he was chief of Central Aircraft Workshops (Centralne Warsztaty Lotnicze - CWL) in Warsaw. He died in an air crash on August 9, 1924.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Czmur, Stefan (June 1993). "The polish air force combat tradition". The Journal of Slavic Military Studies. 6 (2): 274–299. doi:10.1080/13518049308430102. ISSN 1351-8046.