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Line drawing: Gauntlet all-metal biplane fighter
Catalogue reference: PA1716/7/1/13/7
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- PA1716/7/1/13/7
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Title (The name of the record)
- Line drawing: Gauntlet all-metal biplane fighter
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Gauntlet was an all-metal development of the Gloster line of fighters and retained all the manoeuvrability of its foreunners. The last open cockpit fighter to go into RAF service, it formed the main strength at the time of the Munich crises being flown by Squadrons 3, 6, 17, 19, 32, 33, 46, 54, 56, 65, 74, 79, 80, 111, 112, 151, 213, 601, 602, 605, 615, and 616. Its 640 hp Bristol Mercury VS12 engine gave it a top speed of 230 mph
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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/29a646b1-14b2-4302-b499-60c330709946/
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PA1716/7/1/13
Gloster aircraft
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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: Gauntlet all-metal biplane fighter