Gloster Gauntlet K5289

I remember seeing a photograph of a Gloster Gauntlet fuselage in the Failsworth scrapyard in copy of Airfix Magazine in about 1972 or 3. I think the caption stated that the photograph was taken in the late 50s. Does anyone know anything about this fuselage and what became of it? Apart from the Finnish example are there any other known remains which could form the basis of a restoration?

Profile publications Gloster Gauntlet have a 3 veiw colour of a 17 sdn on th inside cover. Also two photos of camouflaged Gauntlets taken in 1938. See poor quality scan.

Dave

Thanks LionRock…

Thanks for the info Guys will look into those sources!!

Paul: for your interest 1855(Royton) Sqn Air Training Corps near Oldham. We then had Spitfire XVI TE184 now G-MXVI from 1952 to 1967. that was replaced by its current incumbent Meteor NF14 WS726 we also had Vampire T.11 XK637 until uit was donated to Millom Museum ariound 1997

What ATC Sqn was that?

Gloster Gauntlet II K5289 was Maintenance Serial 3408M and SOC 29.5.40

gloster gauntlet K5289

The book ‘ Wings of Silver’ in the ‘On Target’ series shows a very good colour image of a 17 Sqdn Gauntlet with a good description of the dimensions of the roundels and serial numbers. This is ideal if the model is of the aircraft in the pre war silver scheme. The squadron retained their Gauntlets until June 1939 when indeed they would have been repainted in the standaard green/brown camouflage with the undersurfaces either retaining the silver or light grey.
National markings would have been red/blue roundels on the upper surfaces and fuselage sides.
There is a similar reference in John Lake ‘Wings of Fame’ Volume 16, Aerospace publishing Ltd

In Alex Crawfords book Bristol Bulldog & Gloster Gauntlet there is a colour side veiw of a pre war 17 sdn Gauntlet. But in 1938 they where camouflaged.

Dave