The PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS (Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów - Podlasie Aircraft Factory). It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft, after the RWD-8.

In 1937, when the Polish Army received newer PWS-26 aircraft, the PWS-16 aircraft were moved to supporting tasks: glider towing, liaison tasks, reconnaissance flights. A dozen or so planes were sold abroad. 5 machines went to Bulgaria, 20 aircraft went to Spain via Portugal.

Production totalled 20 of each, and the excellent performance of these aircraft resulted in large-scale production of an armed trainer version, the P.W.S.26, which also had structural strengthening for use as a dive-bomber.

The PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS. It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft, after the RWD-8.

pws-26 After the invasion of Poland in September 1939, the Germans captured the remnants of the Polish Air Force. Most of these aircraft were damaged or destroyed, but about one hundred planes were airworthy.

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First flown in 1935, the PWS-26 was a succesful advanced trainer built in fairly large numbers for the Polish air force. Upon the invasion of Poland a dozen or so were evacuated to Romania and others to Latvia; 28 of the latter were later sold to Romania by the Germans, and the type was used in Romania into the 1950s.

The PWS-26 was a Polish advanced training aircraft, used from 1937 to 1939 by the Polish Air Force, constructed in the PWS (Podlaska Wytwórnia Samolotów - Podlasie Aircraft Factory). It was the second most numerous Polish pre-war aircraft, after the RWD-8.

PWS-26 byl polský cvičný letoun, vyráběný ve 30. letech 20. století. Původní neozbrojená verze PWS-16 vycházela z typů PWS-12 a 14, měla však mnoho zdokonalení včetně účinnějších křidélek .

Oct 19, 2010 · Note: Some PWS-26s were shot down by the Germans but a large number were either destroyed on the ground by the Germans, or burned by the Poles before withdrawing. A dozen were evacuated to Romania and at least 33 planes to Latvia.