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AEROCLUB 1/72 SCALE GLOSTER GAMECOCK RAF BIPLANE FIGHTER KIT K034 OPEN BOX UNBUI

AEROCLUB 1/72 SCALE GLOSTER GAMECOCK RAF BIPLANE FIGHTER KIT K034 OPEN BOX UNBUI

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    AEROCLUB 1/72 SCALE GLOSTER GAMECOCK RAF BIPLANE FIGHTER KIT K034 OPEN BOX UNBUI
    AEROCLUB 1/72 SCALE GLOSTER GAMECOCK RAF BIPLANE FIGHTER KIT K034
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    Additional Information from Internet Encyclopedia
    The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter of the Royal Air Force, a development of the Mk III Grebe, that first flew in February 1925. It differed from the Grebe primarily by way of its Bristol Jupiter engine, which replaced the unreliable Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar. Other changes included improved ailerons, refined fuselage contours, and internally mounted machine guns.
    The Gamecock Mark I entered service with No. 23 Squadron RAF at RAF Henlow in May 1926 and they were also the last of six squadrons to operate the fighter until July 1931.[1] This was a fairly short RAF service life, partly because of its high accident rate – of the 90 operated by the RAF, 22 were lost in landing or spin accidents. These faults were remedied in the Mk. II version, utilizing a longer upper wing and a modified tail unit.
    During the Finnish Winter War 1939–40, a Gamecock was used to capture a Soviet Ilyushin DB-3 bomber. On 29 January 1940, the Finnish Gamecock strafed two Soviet DB-3s when they landed on Finnish soil (which they mistook for Estonia) to transfer fuel from one plane to the other. The strafed crews hurried into the one plane which had enough fuel remaining and escaped, leaving the DB-3 behind to be captured by the Finns.
    Operators
    Finland
    Finnish Air Force
    LeLv 24
    LeLv 29
    LeLv 34
    United Kingdom
    Royal Air Force
    No. 3 Squadron RAF - August 1928 to June 1929
    No. 17 Squadron RAF - January to September 1928
    No. 19 Squadron RAF - One Gamecock used only.
    No. 23 Squadron RAF - May 1926 to September 1931.
    No. 32 Squadron RAF - September 1926 to April 1928
    No. 43 Squadron RAF - March 1926 to June 1928
    No. 2 Flying Training School
    No. 3 Flying Training School
    Central Flying School
    RAF College, Cranwell
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