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Roden 408 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I 1:48 |
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| In spite of the obsolescence of its construction and poor performances as for 1939, Gladiator was intensively used in many major battles of the early stage of WWII. During the Battle of Norway pilots of No.263 Sqn RAF shot down at least 26 German aircrafts, and lost only two Gladiators in combats. However, the Gladiators were most efficiently used in North Africa and Mediterranean, where No. 6, 33, 80, 94, 112, 127 Sqns RAF together with No.3 Sqn RAAF fought against equally obsolete Italian Fiat Cr.32 and Cr.42. The most well-known Commonwealth ace, Flt. Lt. M. T. St. J. "Pat" Pattle won many air victories from his total score of 58, flying with Gladiator.
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, K8036, 33 Sqn RAF, Sqt. Bill Vale, Ramleh, Palestine, early 1939.
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (trop), L8009, No 80 Sqn RAF, Flg off Peter Wykeham-Barnes, Sidi Barrani, Egypt, August 1940.
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, K7995, 607 "County of Durham" Sqn RAF, Flt Lt John Sample, Acklington, October 1939.
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I, K6134, 112 Sqn RAF, "K" Flight, Flt Lt J.Scoular, Sudan, Late 1940.
Gloster Gladiator Mk.I (trop), L8011, No 80 Sqn RAF, flown by Flt Lt M.T.St.J. Pattle, Amriya, Egypt, early 1940. |
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