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    Airframe Family: Doswiadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze (DWL) RWD-13
    Latest Model:RWD-13
    Last Military Serial:6 FARo
    Construction Number:283
    Last Civil Registration:SP-ARL
    Compressed ID:Doswiadczalne Warsztaty Lotnicze (D...
    Latest Owner or Location:Krakow Aviation Museum, Krakow, Malopolskie (Lesser Poland Voivodeship)

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    Dates

    Event

    1938

    Constructed as a RWD-13.

    From 1938 to 1939

    To Polish Airlines LOT with new c/r SP-BNU.
    Served as an air taxi.

    Circa 1938


    Photographer: Unknown

    September 1939

    In the early days of World War II evacuated to Romania.

    1939

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fortele Aeriene Romane with s/n 6.

    To unknown owner with c/r YR-INS.

    Circa 1947

    Repatriated back to Poland.

    From 1951 to 1953

    To unknown owner with c/r SP-ARL.
    Served in various aero clubs.

    Circa 1952


    Photographer: Unknown

    1962

    To Krakow Aviation Museum, Krakow, Malopolskie (Lesser Poland Voivodeship).
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: SP-BNU
    Repainted with original color scheme, PLL LOT logo and first registration from 1938.

    3 October 2012


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Krakow - Rakowice, Malopolskie, Poland

    23 May 2018


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at Krakow - Rakowice, Malopolskie, Poland
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Aerodata Quantum+
    Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego
    Individual Contributors
     John Bennett
    Marcin Rogowski
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