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Re: Looking for photo(s) of Polish seaplane that landed in Sweden during the Polish Campaign
Larry
I don't have any photograph myself of the aircraft in question, but I can put you in contact with one who does.
However I am puzzled by the use of 'seaplane'. As far as I know this RWD 13 never came close to having floats and quite frankly I doubt the aircraft type ever was intended to use any. I can also assure you the aircraft was certainly not any write off when landed.
All photos I have seen shows it in perfect shape and it was operated during the war by Skandinaviska Aero AB who used it for target towing duties. It has previously been stated to have been operated by the Swedish AF but that is not true. Since it had forcelanded and its legal owner was no longer possible to fix (Poland had by then been totally occupied by Germany) the aircraft was requisitioned by the Chief of Staff of Kungliga Arméförvaltningen and it was formally owned by its Intendenturavdelning. It did however get a new camouflage and marked with the Swedish National roundel in six places (standard) but no serial number or civil registration. Possibly the designation Tp 11 was reserved for this type, but so far no proof of that has been found.
However when the war ended it was put on the civil register as SE-AOF on Nov 1st, 1945 and ownership now formally transferred to its operator. If any legal procedures regarding its aquisition in 1940 then was taken is unknown by me. It met its fate on May 3rd, 1952 at Örebro when it crashed.
Cheers
Stig
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