Gloster Gladiator
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The Gloster Gladiator is a biplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by the British aviation firm Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd.. It was the last biplane fighter to be flown by the Royal Air Forc
A Gloster Gladiator in RAF markings
Gloster Gladiator in pre-war RAF markings
The first prototype Gladiator, with Gauntlet fuselage, G-37, later K5200, April 1935
NoAAS Gloster Gladiator 423 in 1938–1940
Gloster Gauntlet
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The Gloster Gauntlet was a single-seat biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aeroplane manufacturer Gloster Aircraft in the 1930s. It was the last fighter to be operated by the Royal Ai
Gloster Gladiator
…late 1930s. The Gladiator was developed during the mid 1930s as a private venture, being initially referred to the Gloster SS.37 and derived from the Gloster Gauntlet. Mid-way through development, it was decided to adapt the aircraft towards fulfilling Air Ministry Specification F.7/30. Changes over the Gauntlet…
An ex-Finnish Air Force Gloster Gauntlet Mk II, GT-400, taking off at Selänpää Airfield, 2008
J9125 as the Gauntlet predecessor S.19A in December 1932: Jupiter VIIF engine
J9125 as the Gauntlet predecessor S.19B in May 1933: Mercury VIs engine
A line of Gloster Gauntlets, circa 1936