Gloster Gladiator

Author: Adam Cotton
Publisher: Monograph
ISBN: 9788365437860
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
The Gloster Gladiator was the very last biplane fighter to enter service with the RAF. Yet, despite being one of the fastest biplanes ever built, it was already obsolete upon its introduction to service in January 1937. Nonetheless, in the first eighteen months of WW2, it garnered many combat plaudits in the skies over the frozen Arctic, the sun-kissed Mediterranean, and the arid deserts of Africa. In Britain, it provided crucial defense of the RN Fleet anchored at Scapa Flow, and was among the first aircraft sent to France to aid the BEF. Adopted early-on by the FAA and renamed Sea Gladiator, for a time this navalized version represented the nearest thing the service had to a modern fighter as it struggled toward parity with its Axis opponents. This book tells the complete story. The text covers not only the type's remarkable operational history, but also that of Gloster's journey to its production. Also examined are the Gladiator's design and construction, and its subsequent technical development. Second-line duties and service with foreign air forces are also briefly covered. Supporting lavish artwork and 3-D exploded views vividly bring the aircraft to life, making it an ideal reference work for the modeler.

Gloster Gladiator

Author: Marek Ryś
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788366148864
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Gloster Gladiator

Author: Alex Crawford
Publisher: MMP
ISBN: 9788389450593
Category : Fighter planes
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The Gladiator was the last biplane fighter in service with the RAF. Despite its obsolescence in 1939 it saw considerable active service in WW2, from the African desert to the snows of Finland. In this two-volume set, Alex Crawford tells the complete story of the Gladiator. Volume 1 covers the development and operational history of the aircraft, with full details of all the units which flew the Gladiator, the many foreign users, and air-to-air claims made by Gladiator pilots.

Gloster Gladiator

Author: Dariusz Karnas
Publisher: Scale Plans
ISBN: 9788365281258
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Scale plans in 1/72, 1/48 and 1/32 of Gloster Gladiator variants. A3 size pages in A4 pb. All subversions are shown.

The Gloster Gladiator

Author: Francis K. Mason
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gladiator (Fighter plane)
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
Beskriver det engelske Gloster Gladiator fly, der stadig var operativ ved RAF i begyndelsen af 2. verdenskrig. Bogen omtaler de lande, der benyttede flyet bl.a. Finland, Norge og Sverige

Gloster Gladiator Aces

Author: Andrew Thomas
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 9781841762890
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Never before has a single volume been devoted exclusively to the intrepid and disparate band of pilots who could claim to be Gladiator aces. Flying the ultimate British biplane fighter, pilots in China, Finland, East Africa, North Africa, Western Europe, the Mediterranean, Norway and the Middle East all scored the prerequisite five kills to become aces. The first individuals to do so were fighting marauding Japanese fighters and bombers attacking targets in China in 1938. The likes of Sheen, Tuck and Carey will also be featured in this volume, as they were among the many early war acers who cut their teeth in Fighter Command on the Gladiator.

Gladiator vs CR.42 Falco

Author: Håkan Gustavsson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782003290
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172

Book Description
Both the Gloster Gladiator and the Fiat CR.42 Falco represented the peak in the development of the biplane fighter, which could trace its lineage back to World War I. However, by the time both aircraft entered service in the late 1930s, they were already obsolete. Nevertheless, they gave sterling service on all fronts in the Mediterranean and Africa in 1940–41. Indeed, the CR.42 was the Regia Aeronautica's staple fighter in both North and East Africa, Greece and over Malta in 1940–41, during which time its pilots routinely fought British and Commonwealth squadrons equipped in the main with Gladiator biplanes. Some bitter dogfights were fought between these two types as the Allies attempted to gain control of the skies over North Africa, Greece and East Africa. Both types were flown in the main by highly experienced pre-war pilots, and this in turn made for some closely fought engagements. The first known combat between the CR.42 and the Gladiator took place on 14 June 1940 over North Africa and the last engagement between the two types occurred on 24 October 1941 over the East African front.

Fleet Air Arm Camouflage and Markings

Author: Stuart Lloyd
Publisher: Dalrymple and Verdun
ISBN: 9781905414086
Category : 2. verdenskrig
Languages : en
Pages : 152

Book Description
Beskriver britiske flådeflys bemaling og camouflage i Atlanterhavs- og Middelhavsområdet i perioden 1937-1941

The British Fleet Air Arm in World War II

Author: Mark Barber
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780965419
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 123

Book Description
This is a concise history of the Royal Navy's air arm during World War II, from their Arctic convoys, to the battle of Malta, and the last raids on Japan. Amazingly, the Admiralty only had 406 operational pilots and eight carriers when war broke out, but a mere six years later there were over 3,000 operational pilots and 53 aircraft carriers patrolling the seas in every theatre of the war. This book charts the rapid evolution of the Fleet Air Arm during the war as air power took over at the cutting edge of naval warfare. Mark Barber's account is highly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-colour artwork and offers an overview of the British Fleet Air Arm, from recruitment and training through to combat accounts. Discover some of the most dramatic actions of the war as Royal Navy aces battled against the Axis forces scoring both the first and last kills of the war.

Gladiator vs CR.42 Falco

Author: Håkan Gustavsson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849087091
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 82