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Gloster Gladiator
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Gloster Gladiator

1934 fighter aircraft family by Gloster

747Units built

Overview

The Gloster Gladiator is a biplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by the British aviation firm Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd.. It was the last biplane fighter to be flown by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as well as being the first to be provisioned with an enclosed cockpit; it was also operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) as the Sea Gladiator variant, as well as being exported to numerous other air services during the late 1930s.

Specifications

Powerplant

Engine modelBristol Mercury

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

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