Gloster Gladiators, Some pics

72 Sqn Gladiators

Hi Flood,

Nice Gladiator photos. Two cuaght my eye – K6131 and K6132 – both served with 72 Sqn. I am writing a history of the squadron and wondered if you would be kind enough to let me have copies of these two photos for the book. I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours

Tom:)

It’s being repainted, so we’ll have two freshly painted Gladiators on the scene next year. There are some excellent in-progress shots here: http://forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=2952

Very exciting. Could it be that it will re-emerge in an RAF silver scheme? Here’s hoping!!

The Gladiator is spendid in Norwegian paint scheme.I visited Shuttleworth collection summer 2001 and get some nice video shots:D

Hi,

Some very nice photos. I found this a few months ago while ‘surfin’ the net’.

Alex

Very Nice!

Very nice indeed!!:D

😉 😎

A few from my collection

The top one of these is my favourite of the markings carried by ‘RK in her life. May even have one or two pics at home of her as K8032. Always thought the Gladiator a nice looking aircraft.

where do you get one of those stubwing glads?:dev2:
does antone know if they have started work on the wing for faith on malta?
paul

A few more…..

A few from my collection

What happening to Shuttleworths Gladiator. The markings where being rubbed down on monday, 10,12,06

Many years ago we had a neighbour who was in the RAF before WW2. He stated that the Gauntlet possessed the finest flying characteristics of any and all the aircraft that he flew.

Gauntlet, you say ?

I’m always glad to see Gloster Gladiators, but I’ll throw down the gauntlet to see who can post photos of its predecessor!

Another to pull or NOT to pull!!!!

Some great Glad shot’s ere!!!:eek:

Anyone else out there have anymore Glad’s or Glad info to add???:cool:

Please do;)

Gladiators with VP Props

sycamore

The second of the two pics showing a VP prop. is a well-known one of one of the “Bleriators” created on Malta by using ex-Blenheim engines and props. The complete engine was needed since it would have had the oil feeds etc for the prop which a Gladiator Mercury would not. From memory the Engineering Officer responsible for these creations was quoted as claiming that they would outclimb a Hurricane (Mk. 1, Trop, knackered – presumably).

Niall

Thank You All

Thank’s Flood 😀 ,

I was thinking where did the hell did the Norgie come from :confused: ,

As I had not heard of any more flyers,

I must keep up with the new paint jobs :p ,

All top shots,

That last one is a beauty 😉 ,

Not sure about the prop question :confused: ,

But I am sure someone out there does :rolleyes: ,
Cheers everyone, Tally Ho! Phil 🙂

My favorite picture of the Gladiator, taken at OW in 2002

Great photos of a great biplane;I guess the first is a Charles Brown and really has a great feel to it. The interesting one`s are `MRK when fitted with a metal prop, and the two from Lars Lundin showing a/c fitted with two different props, one possibly from a Wildcat, the other from a Blemheim/Battle/Wellesley .Anyone shed any light, and were the props used as constant -speed or set as fixed -pitch??

Just a few…

Flood

The Norgie Glad is Shuttleworths G-AMRK.

Flood