Gloster Gladiator Aces by Andrew Thomas Vought F4U Corsair by James D'Angina The Fallen Few of the Battle of Britain by Nigel McCrery and Norman Franks with Edward McManus The Battle of Britain Day

Hawker, Fairey, Supermarine, Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth and Boulton Paul all made submissions. Hawker's prototype, called the Hotspur, along with the Boulton Paul F.82 saw an order for two prototypes

which the specification called for and it would be the Gloster Gladiator that would be ordered into production. Despite the disappointing performance of the aircraft, the experience and data gathered

their new fighter to compliment the Blackburn Roc and Gloster Sea Gladiator. The Fleet Air Arm were desperate for more modern aircraft as the ones currently in service were no match against the modern

gave up the last of their Demons in August 1939 for Gloster Gladiators. The Royal Australian Air Force took delivery of 64 aircraft and these would be powered by the 600-hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine.

the former equipped with Gloster Sea Gladiators and the latter Fairey Fulmars, who were on loan from the Fleet Air Arm. Order of Battle Fighter Command - 10th July 1940 The Luftwaffe could call

nearly nine months before the British Gloster Meteor, with a pair of 1,825lb thrust Jumo 004A engines providing the power. Testing of the new jet fighter continued and the tailwheel landing gear was replaced

were in need of more modern aircraft to replace their Gloster Sea Gladiators and in 1939 they tried to secure some Supermarine Spitfires, however priority of the type was given to the Royal Air Force.

1926 the Air Ministry were looking to replace their Gloster Gamecock and Armstrong Whitworth Siskin fighters so issued Specification F.9/26. The requirements for this single-seater fighter were armament

Gloster and Hawker all competing. Hawker, at this time, were well advanced with the development of their Hurricane fighter, and the design Hawker submitted, known as the Henley, would share outer wing