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251:, who had not flown a plane before). At least one of them (SP-BPE) was used in Romania with markings YR-VEN and returned to Poland after the war. It was next used until the mid-1950s with new markings SP-AKG. It is currently restored and preserved in the
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Aero Club (SP-BRF), three by the LOPP (SP-BRE, BRG, BRH), one by private owner (SP-KAR) and two remained in the factory (SP-BPE, BRM). After the German invasion on Poland, in
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paramilitary organization as successful economical planes, suitable for the plan of subsidising the development of private aviation in Poland. A series of RWD 16bis was ordered by the LOPP at a price of 17,800
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paramilitary organization ordered 20 aircraft, the first were to be built by May 1939. Probably a few were completed by the outbreak of the World War II, but there are no evidences.
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674:Polskie konstrukcje lotnicze 1893–1939
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672:Glass, Andrzej (1977).
359:General characteristics
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639:Cynk, Jerzy B (1971).
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618:rwd-dwl.net
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588:rwd-dwl.net
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564:(in Polish)
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177:RWD 16bis
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118:Produced
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329:Romania
245:Romania
113:Poland
78:bureau
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