Bandai
RWD-13 Middle East
Item Number:
RSM92305
RSM92305
Manufacturer
RS Models
RS Models
Scale:
1:72
1:72
The RWD-13 was a pre-war Polish tourist aircraft.
It was a hybrid design. The prototype flew in 1935. It was powered by a 130 hp PZInż Walter Major engine.
Between 1936 and 1939, 85 aircraft were built, several of them under license in Yugoslavia.
The aircraft performed well in its class and participated in many foreign competitions.
In addition to Poland, it was exported to Spain, Brazil, and the Middle East.
After the fall of Poland in September 1939, most of the aircraft flew to Romania, two to Estonia, and two to Sweden. After the war, some were returned.
In Romania, they were used for medical transport during the war, and some as courier aircraft.
Several aircraft continued to fly after World War II.
Two aircraft have survived and are located in museums in Kraków and Brazil.
They were produced in two versions: RWD-13S stretcher ambulance and RWD-13ST tourist and ambulance.
Two RWD-13s were purchased by the airline Aviron in 1938 and operated from Lod Airport under the registrations VQ-PAL and VQ-PAM.
They remained in service with the airline until January 1947, when they were sold to two private owners.
On November 2, 1947, the Jewish leadership in Palestine established the "Shirut Avir," the predecessor of the IAF, and operated the two aircraft. On December 17, 1947, the RWD-13 became the first Israeli aircraft to participate in combat operations. Piloted by Pinhas Ben-Porat, the aircraft took off with a doctor to a Jewish settlement in the Negev. On the way back to Tel Aviv, they were informed of an ongoing attack on the nearby settlement of Nevatim. The pilot then removed both doors and installed a machine gun. The pilot and a gunner then flew to Nevatim. The RWD flew over the attacking Arabs, firing and throwing hand grenades. Ben-Porat subsequently landed in Nevatim and evacuated one of the wounded.
In 1937 and 1938, eight RWD-13s were sold to Brazil and served there until the 1960s.
Three RWD-13s with the 130 hp Gipsy Major engine were sold to the Imam by Andrea Papadopoulos in Athens. One of these was flown to Sana'a by a Polish pilot in July 1939 and demonstrated to the Imam.
Imam Yahya ultimately declined delivery of these aircraft.
Probably due to the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, they could not be returned to Poland or Greece. In May 1942, both the YEMEN-2 and the two aircraft loaded onto it were still in Sana'a.
Plastic model kit
Decal options:
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
It was a hybrid design. The prototype flew in 1935. It was powered by a 130 hp PZInż Walter Major engine.
Between 1936 and 1939, 85 aircraft were built, several of them under license in Yugoslavia.
The aircraft performed well in its class and participated in many foreign competitions.
In addition to Poland, it was exported to Spain, Brazil, and the Middle East.
After the fall of Poland in September 1939, most of the aircraft flew to Romania, two to Estonia, and two to Sweden. After the war, some were returned.
In Romania, they were used for medical transport during the war, and some as courier aircraft.
Several aircraft continued to fly after World War II.
Two aircraft have survived and are located in museums in Kraków and Brazil.
They were produced in two versions: RWD-13S stretcher ambulance and RWD-13ST tourist and ambulance.
Two RWD-13s were purchased by the airline Aviron in 1938 and operated from Lod Airport under the registrations VQ-PAL and VQ-PAM.
They remained in service with the airline until January 1947, when they were sold to two private owners.
On November 2, 1947, the Jewish leadership in Palestine established the "Shirut Avir," the predecessor of the IAF, and operated the two aircraft. On December 17, 1947, the RWD-13 became the first Israeli aircraft to participate in combat operations. Piloted by Pinhas Ben-Porat, the aircraft took off with a doctor to a Jewish settlement in the Negev. On the way back to Tel Aviv, they were informed of an ongoing attack on the nearby settlement of Nevatim. The pilot then removed both doors and installed a machine gun. The pilot and a gunner then flew to Nevatim. The RWD flew over the attacking Arabs, firing and throwing hand grenades. Ben-Porat subsequently landed in Nevatim and evacuated one of the wounded.
In 1937 and 1938, eight RWD-13s were sold to Brazil and served there until the 1960s.
Three RWD-13s with the 130 hp Gipsy Major engine were sold to the Imam by Andrea Papadopoulos in Athens. One of these was flown to Sana'a by a Polish pilot in July 1939 and demonstrated to the Imam.
Imam Yahya ultimately declined delivery of these aircraft.
Probably due to the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, they could not be returned to Poland or Greece. In May 1942, both the YEMEN-2 and the two aircraft loaded onto it were still in Sana'a.
Plastic model kit
Decal options:
- RWD-13ST, VQ-PAL, Ramlah in Palestine, 1946
- RWD-13ST, PP-TCV, ex-SP-ATE, San Pedro Airfield, Brasilia, 1937
- RWD-13ST, Sana'a, Yemen, 1939
- RWD-13S, (ex-SP-BMW, evacuated to Estonia on September 18, 1939), Jägala Airfield, Estonia, early 1940
unbuilt / unpainted
Paint and glue not included
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