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RON DUPAS COLLECTION

No. 2405. Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (K6132) Royal Air Force Aeroplane Photo Supply (APS) Photo No. 17

04/14/2003. Remarks by Chris Pinn : "K6132 was the fourth production Gladiator and was manufactured inFebruary/March 1937 as part of the initial order batch of 23 aircraft. These early aircraft were fitted with mountings

which only allowed the installation of Lewis guns under the wings. Later aircraft were equipped with mountings whichallowed the fitting of either Vickers, Lewis or Colt-Browning guns according to availability. Most of the aircraft from thefirst production batch were delivered to 72 Squadron at Church Fenton, England."

JACQUES TREMPE COLLECTION

No. 2264. Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (K6131) Royal Air Force Aeroplane Photo Supply (APS) Photo No. 2510

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No. 5507. Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (K6143) Royal Air Force Photographed at Farnborough, Hampshire, England, UK, 1937

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Delivered February 12, 1937 to RAF 72 Squadron.

CRISTIAN SAVIN COLLECTIONNo. 8475. Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (G-AMRK)Photographed at Yorkshire, UK, June 15, 1952, by Charles W. Cain

12/31/2008. New type shortened mast behind canopy and apparently has an interesting itembelow the wing..... View also photo 6029 .

STEVEN HOWE COLLECTIONNo. 6029. Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (G-AMRK)Photographed by Steven Howe

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11/30/2011. The Gladiator was the last RAF biplane fighter, designed as a private venture toSpecification F.7/10. The pictured aircraft is an ex RAF aircraft, s/n L8032, and built in 1937. It

entered the civil UK Registry asG-AMRK on May 16, 1952. It is pictured in the livery of a Royal Norwegian AAF aircraft, '423'that was destroyed on the ground at Oslo, Norway, during the German invasion in April 1940.Later it was re-sprayed in the livery of a 1938 RAF No. 73 (Fighter) Squadron aircraft wearingthe serial K7985 as seen in this photo taken August 7, 2011.

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Planes and ChoppersNo: 9825 Contributor: Peter

Langsdale Year: 2004 Manufacturer: Glosters Country: United Kingdom Gloster Gladiator Mk I L8032/G-AMRK

Photographed at Old Warden on 18 May 2004. Part of the Shuttleworth Collection, inNorwegian Air Force markings, RAF serial L8032. Built in 1937.The number 423 refers to an RNoAF Gladiator which was unserviceable when Norway wasinvaded by Germany on 9 April 1940, and destroyed on the ground at Oslo/Fornebu that day.

The Gloster Gladiator was the last British biplane fighter, a development of the Gauntlet with anenclosed single seat cockpit, cantilever landing gear and with increased armament, and a 2 bladefixed pitch propeller. First flown in 1935, the Gladiator went into service with the RAF in 1936.The Mark I had a 840 hp Bristol Mercury IX air-cooled engine and the Mark II a BristolMercury VIIIA engine.This aircraft was owned by Gloster Aircraft Ltd, Feb. 23, 1948-1950, and stored at Hucclecote,1944-Nov. 1950.Went to Air Service Training Ltd, Hamble, Nov. 1950, delivered by road and used as aninstructional airframe.Owned by Vivian Bellamy/Flightways Ltd, Eastleigh, Dec. 1951-1953; registered as G-AMRK,

June 13, 1952.At Gloster Aircraft Ltd, Hucclecote, Aug. 1953-1960; flew as K7985 and L8032 during the1950's.

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Owned by the Shuttleworth Trust, Old Warden, Nov. 1960-present, flown as N2308/HP-B.Now (2009) marked at K7985 with RAF 73 Sqn markings.Picture added on 11 January 2010 at 18:58This picture is in the following groups Shuttleworth Collection