Anyone know much about this Gloster Gauntlet.

Great stuff guy’s

Thank’s for the photo’s Alex 😉 , like that second one she look’s nice.
And thank you ever so much Finny for that info 😎 .
What a magic find for the everyone into old bird’s that have virtualy dissapeared 😮 .
I still wonder what’s out there hidden away somewhere waiting to be found :rolleyes: .
The Colonel’s bird is a beauty and it’s great to see a flyer for a change 🙂 , Static’s great but flying still is what’s it’s all about to me :p .
Cheer’s all, :dev2: Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo: (any more pic’s out there :confused: )

Actually the airplane in question was found in a farm, where the wings (I remember there were a total of five wings, so one extra) were used for fencing in sheep. The fuselage was complete, with remains of a Mercury mounted in the nose, with a single cylinder left. At some time, it had been modified to run on one cylinder to provide electricity for some outhouse. This all happened in the 70’s, the remains were bought from the farm by a local antique car collector, who then called a couple of aviation enthusiasts, myself being one of them, to have a look at the remains and try to recognise the type. It was a very easy task to recognise the Gauntlet, you can all imagine how we felt!!!
Only the serial of the Mercury was found, and old Air Force paperwork suggested that this Mercury was last fitted on GT-400, which serial the airplane now carries.
The car collector donated the Gauntlet to the Guild of Air Force Technicians, who in turn restored it to superior condition. Unfortunately, Alvis Leonides was the only engine available at that time. The airplane is registered OH-XGT in the Finnsih Civil Aircraft Registry, and is regularly flown in air displays by
retired Finnish AF test pilot, Colonel Jyrki Laukkanen.

Hi,

Here’s a couple of Gauntlet pics.

The first is a ski equipped Finnish Gauntlet GT-418. Copyright Finnish Air Force.

Second is a Danish machine, J-21. Copyright Royal Danish Air Force.

Alex

Sorry alex and all don’t stress.

Sorry all, Been looking at to many old Biplane’s Picture’s again :p .
Got it mixed up with the Gambet which became the Nak A1N1 Navy job(biplane’s of 30’s to 40’s thread).
Lately it’s been biplane’s and more biplane’s, And what’s more I have a Bloody stinking cold again to start the summer here 🙁 .
Please forgive my mistake coughing and sneezing all night doe’s not help 😮 , Cheer’s Alex and all, :dev2: Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Hi Stormbird,

Do you know something I don’t?

Japan, Gauntlets? I never knew they had any. They did have two Bulldogs (wrong thread maybe? 😀 ) The only foreign users of the Gauntlet were Denmark and Finland. The Danish aircraft were supposidly destroyed in a hanger fire in 1943 (if my memory serves me correct), so no survivors.

I’ll dig out some Gauntlet photos and post them this evening. I’m just in from nightshift and I need some kip…………..zzzzzzzzzzzz

Anymore tit bit’s Guy’s

Thank’s Alex 😉 , My thinking too 🙂 .
I was wondering if there where any left of the licence built one’s, Most probably not but yes if anyone else know’s more about surviving Gauntlets, Let us all know :confused: .
Anyone out there in cyberspace have any more pic’s of the surviving Gauntlet or any other’s for that matter :rolleyes: , Cheer’s all, :dev2: Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Hi Stormbird,

As far as my research goes that is the only Gauntlet left in the World. Of course there may be a few wrecks in East Africa as that was their main area of operations.

So if anyone knows differently……….

Alex

Anyone have more pic’s of her

Thank’s Guy’s 😉 .
Look’s like they did a great job of it 😎 .
Are there any more Gauntlet’s surviving anywhere else as it seem’s to be one of those forgotten plane’s no one really talk’s about :confused: , Cheer’s all, :dev2: Tally Ho! Phil. :diablo:

Hi,

The Gauntlet was rebuilt from the remains of two aircraft.

I’m sure Flypast ran an article on the rebuild in the early 80’s. Maybe someone has the issue and can fill in some details?

Alex

Stormbird,

Well, it’s real. It’s airworthy but with an Alvis Leonides engine as a correct engine couldn’t be sourced in Finland. It was restored from the remains of a (or two?) former Finnish example.

Hope this helps

Cees