 :not to be confused with the polish pilot stanisÅaw jan skarÅ¼yÅski (1897â1920)  stanisÅaw jakub skarÅ¼yÅski (1 may 1899 â 26 june 1942) was a lt. colonel in the polish air force and aviator famous for his transatlantic solo flight in 1933. ==early military career== in 1916â17 skarÅ¼yÅski was a member of the polish military organisation (pow). in november 1918 he volunteered for the newly created polish army, and commanded units disarming german soldiers in warta. he then fought in the polish-soviet war with the infantry, being promoted to 2nd lieutenant in 1919. he was wounded but returned to the front. during the battle of radzymin he was severely wounded in one leg on 16 august 1920. the infected wound needed long rehabilitation, and skarÅ¼yÅski always limped thereafter. unable to continue serving in the infantry, he managed to transfer to the military aviation arm. he completed pilot training in bydgoszcz in 1925, and served in the 1st aviation regiment in warsaw. in 1927 he became a flying
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