Looking for photo(s) of Polish seaplane that landed in Sweden during the Polish Campaign

[udf_00]

SP-BML & SP-ATB :
http://jimbaotoday.blogspot.fr/2011_08_21_archive.html
Red & Silver ? :
http://www.karaya.pl/en/ardpol/0/rwd-13-a72-064.html

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks for the blog Udf

From the interviews with the crew it is quite certain that the escape was to Sweden and not to Vilnius.

The aircraft was painted in standard RWD 13 colour scheme, ie red fuselage (including top and bottom) and landing gear. Silver (or grey) flash-cheatline, fin-rudder, wings (both top and bottom) and stabilizer. The struts were a mix of these two colours.

The aircraft had belonged to the Gdansk Aeroclub but in late Aug had been requisitioned for use by a para-military Group called Grupe Towarzystw Naftowych Malopolska.

Nowacki-Norwid who was dressed in military uniform was interned, while Jereczek who was dressed in civilian clothes was taken to Stockholm, where the Polish Consulate arranged for his release. He left Sweden on October 2nd 1939 via France to England where he continued the fight with RAF. Jereczek seems to have stayed in Britain since he died in Birmingham on 26.8.1984. I have no further details about Nowacki-Norwid unfortunately.

Cheers
Stig

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

Thanx. Is the post here by 'udf-00' in Swedish? Is there someone who can give me a summary of what it says? Excellent material on this incident and the RWD-13. This apparently really nails this one. Does anyone know how i can obtain a photo of the RWD-13 with copyright claimed in this post?

Stig, thanx for your direct email. Would Bo Widfeldt have a copy of this photo?

Regards,

Larry

[Larry Hickey]

Hello,

The report referred to above is in Swedish, and I've now received a good translation of this material into English. So, I don't need someone to do this for me.

Thanx for the help on this one so far.

Regards,

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator