MAQUETTE À MONTER - Gloster Gladiator Matchbox | N° PK-8 | 1:72
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Prix régulier 20,00 € TTC 6%
1:72nd scale model of the Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter. First flown in 1934, 230 machines built. Served with RAF and exported to China, Sweden and Finland. Last single-seat biplane fighter in RAF service.
Characteristics
| Condition | Like New Inside Unopened - Intérieur non ouvert |
| Scale | 1:72nd |
| Manufacturer | Matchbox |
| Size of the box | 18 x 12 x 3.5 cm |
| EAN |
Description
Flown for the first time in September 1934, this aircraft was a development of the earlier Gauntlet. It was ordered by the R.A.F. in 1935 and some 230 machines were built before the introduction of the Mk. II version. 72 Squadron were the first to be equipped with Mk. 1 machines, which were also flown by 73 Squadron whose famous markings are shown on the decals. These aircraft were also supplied to a number of other countries including China, Sweden and Finland. The Gladiator marked the end of the single seat Biplane Fighter in the R.A.F. and was in fact obsolescent when first delivered to Squadrons although it acquitted itself well in service.
More to read about the KIT here, thanks to scalemates, a Belgian Scale modeling database