Gloster Gladiator Mk I – Captured Eagle, Collectors Club Model

Corgi Aviation Archive 1/72 scale AA36208: Corgi Collectors Club model of Gloster Gladiator Mk I in Captured Eagle Luftwaffe livery, Germany, 1943. Limited edition of 1,000 pieces.

Length 4.5 inches Wingspan 5.25 inches

Designed as an improvement over the Gauntlet, the Gladiator was first flown on September 12th, 1934. The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter, used by the Royal Air Force and Navy and exported to a number of other air forces. Though often pitted against more advanced modern aircraft, it achieved wartime fame in the hands of skilled pilots, fighting some of the most dramatic battles of the early war years. Sea Gladiators were successful as carrier-based aircraft because their slower speed made them suitable for carrier operations, and because they were less likely to be facing modern fighter opposition.