Following on from the BoB film excerpts am still going through Viv Bellamy’s old home movies and now have come across a wonderful clip of the Gladiator G-AMRK as K8032. I can only presume that this was taken after it was sold to Gloster and before it went to the Shuttleworth Collection in 1960?
M-2017-aug-12-102 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr
M-2017-aug-12-107 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr
M-2017-aug-12-110 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr
By: T6flyer - 28th November 2017 at 12:40
Video uploaded: https://youtu.be/qEXyn-XVO_8
By: G-ASEA - 27th November 2017 at 20:22
From what I have heard it was lovely to fly one of my old school teachers flew K6147 at Habbaniya on met flights. On one flight he got it up to 33,000 ft I saw the barograph trace he had in his log book. He said this Gladiator had six machine guns. The extra two in top centre section. I also know one of the Shuttleworth pilots who likes it over other aircraft he fly’s.
Dave
By: tfctops - 27th November 2017 at 19:09
Pretty much the ultimate biplane. Was it as nice to fly as it looks
By: sycamore - 27th November 2017 at 17:30
It was L8032 in 1981 when I flew it.Pretty certain the close-up shows Dicky Martin in charge…..
By: T6flyer - 27th November 2017 at 16:41
Film_14 by Martin Pengelly, on Flickr
By: T6flyer - 27th November 2017 at 16:33
The film shows the Gladiator taking off from a hard runway so believe that has to be Brockworth? There is one hangar shot, but its difficult to see what is within.
By: Consul - 27th November 2017 at 15:08
My recollection is that it flew as K8032 still for many years after moving to Old Warden, before being re-serialled.
By: trumper - 27th November 2017 at 14:41
One of my favourite looking type of aircraft ,old world meeting a newer time.
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November 27, 2017 at 2:15 pm