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Line drawing: Gladiator K-6130
Catalogue reference: PA1716/7/1/13/8
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PA1716/7/1/13/8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Line drawing: Gladiator K-6130
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936
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Description (What the record is about)
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The lst RAF biplane fighter and the first with a fully enclosed cockpit. Its top speed of 257 mph and four .303 machine guns were outdated at the outbreak of war. It saw service on many fronts from Norway to the Western Desert. It equipped RAF Squadrons 3, 25, 33, 54, 56, 65, 72, 73, 80, 85, 87, 94, 112, 127, 261, 263, 521, 603, 605, 607 and 615
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Coventry Archives & Research Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 Item
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/150d2ecc-1bd6-4648-84ab-2bff1a6a3626/
Series information
PA1716/7/1/13
Gloster aircraft
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Coventry Archives & Research Centre
Within the fonds: PA1716
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Coventry Branch - Records of Armstrong Siddeley, Bristol...
Within the sub-fonds: PA1716/7
Aviation photographs
Within the sub-sub-fonds: PA1716/7/1
British and European aircraft
Within the series: PA1716/7/1/13
Gloster aircraft
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Line drawing: Gladiator K-6130