Władysław Toruń, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Władysław Toruń

Polish aviator

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1889

Place of Birth: Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1924

Profession: engineer, military officer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Wladyslaw Torun (July 7, 1889 in Nowy Sacz - August 9, 1924) was a Polish aviator and military pilot, one of the pioneers of the Polish aviation.
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 in 1924.