Photos of RWD 14 (Czapla)

[G. Warrener]

Hello

The only photographs I have seen of this aeroplane show the Polish prototype, or those flown later by Romania.

I am not very up-to-date - so have any photographs ever been printed showing the RWD 14 in service with the Lot.Wojsk. during 1939?

Graham

[Franek Grabowski]

Few shots of wrecked aircraft eg. in Polish aircraft losses 1939 album by Mirage. Polish photos taken in 1939 are extremally unique, most shots coming from Germany.

[edwest]

Here is one photo.


http://www.powiat.mielec.pl/poser/sa.../rwd/rwd14.htm



Ed

[edwest]

A good side view:


http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/RWD-14_Czapla



Ed

[Franek Grabowski]

Ed
All those are prototypes as indicated by light coloured rudders. They are commonly believed to be light blue but I would not be surprised if they were silver actually.

[Juha]

Hello

I have a question. What underside colour was used on RWD 14 Czaplas in 1939? I have an old Mikro72 model on it, purchaed when I visited Warsaw in early 80s and still laying undisturped in its box. its instructions say that the colour was pale blue but in Thomasz J. Kopanski's PZL.23 Kara´s book colour profiles show PZL.23s with light gray/bare metal undersides.

TIA
Juha