After the invasion of Poland in September 1939, the Germans captured the remnants of the Polish Air Force. Most of these aircraft were damaged or destroyed, but about one hundred planes were airworthy. Germans captured almost fifty PWS-26 and transported them to Mielec plants, where thirty of them were repaired. Germans sold 28 of them to Romania and two were shortly used by Luftwaffe probably as training planes. PWS-26 (lettered VG+AS) was sent to Aviation Museum in Berlin, survived bombing run and war and now is exhibited in Aviation Museum in Cracow, Poland.

PWS-26 used as training plane by Luftwaffe.
(V. Koss collection)