AIRFIX A02052B – Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/Mk.II
Variants
- A – Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, Aircraft flown by Lieutenant Dag Krohn, Norwegian Army Air Service (Haerens Flygevȧpen), Fornebu, Oslo, Norway, April 1940.
- B – Gloster Gladiator Mk.II, No.1401 (Met.) Flight, Royal Air Force Coastal Command, Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England, July 1942.
Specifications
- 1:72 scale – Length 118mm – Width 137mm
- Skill level 1 of 4 – 63 parts
- 1 x Airfix Flying Hours
Kit Features
- Plastic model kit,
- Instruction sheet,
- Paint layout sheet and decals.
Paints (Can be added in the shopping basket)
Humbrol or alternative paints recommended for basic painting
- A & B – 11, 24, 33, 53, 56, 78, 106.
- B – 30, 165.
- Pilot – 61, 96, 103, 186.
History
The Gloster Gladiator was developed from the Gloster Gauntlet as a private venture and represented both the peak and the end of the biplane fighter. In many air arms it smoothed the transition to monoplane fighters. And when confronting aircraft of its own era, it performed well.
The Gloster Gladiator occupies an important place within the history of the RAF’s biplane fighters, The Gladiator had some modern features, such as an enclosed cockpit, a first for an RAF fighter, as well as an armament of four machine guns. Still in service at the outbreak of WW2, the Gladiator proved to be a capable biplane fighter, but was outclassed against modern monoplane opposition. The mount of some of the RAF’s most famous pilots, such as Pat Pattle and Roald Dahl, preserved Gladiators can still be seen flying today at Duxford and Old Warden air displays.
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