After Polish Defence War in September 1939 Germans captured some of Polish aircrafts. Most of them were damaged or destroyed, but about one hundred planes were airworthy. Germans captured several RWD-8 and at least two of them were repaired in Mielec factory and used by Luftwaffe. Some sources reports, that Germans used about 15 planes but this info is questionable. After seizing Latvia Germans recaptured about 10 ex-Polish ex-Soviet RWD-8 and probably those planes were used in German markings by Estonian pilots in 1943.

RWD-8 - repaired in Mielec and used by Luftwaffe. (photo A. Szymanski)

Page prepared by Peter 'Mikolaj' Mikolajski. Photo was scanned from magazine Aerohobby 1/90 published by NOT-SIGMA Publishing House. All rights reserved.