A light tour and communication plane that was purchased in July of 1938 by 'Aviron', the first Jewish aviation firm in British Palestine. The plane had been acquired for instruction, transport, tourism, and certain security-related duties for the protection of the Jewish yishuv, or settler population.

The planes served in 'Aviron' for almost a decade, until being sold - in early 1947 - to a pair of entrepreneurs, who continued to operate them under the license given to 'Aviron'. In October of that year, the planes were handed over to Sherut Ha'avir - the air wing of the Hagana (which was the largest Jewish paramilitary organization) and the IAF's forerunner.

In the course of the War of Independence, the RWD-13s were used for transport, observation, medevac and even support of attack mission. On December 17th 1947, pilot Pinhas Ben-Porat was sent to evacuate wounded who had been hurt in an Arab attack on a convoy going from Kibbutz Revivim to Halutza, in southern Israel. When he arrived at the spot, Ben-Porat was informed that there was no need for the evacuation, but that the Arab forces were now attacking Nevatim. Taking another soldier along, they took off for Nevatim, armed with a machine gun and some grenades. The two managed to fend off the Arab attack.

At the war's end, the RWD-13 was retired from service.