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    Airframe Family: Gloster Gladiator
    Latest Model:Gladiator II
    Last Military Serial:K8042 RAF
    Compressed ID:Gloster Gladiator II sn K8042 RAF
    Latest Owner or Location:RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Gladiator I.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n K8042.

    Converted to a Gladiator II.

    To Marshalls of Cambridge.
    Used as an instructional airframe.

    By 1964

    To RAF Air Historical Branch, RAF Biggin Hill.

    By 1965

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at RAF Bicester.

    By 1969

    To RAF Museum Store, RAF Henlow.

    By 1973

    To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
    Markings added: K8042
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    21 August 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Gladiator II with RAF Maintenance serial 8372M of the Royal Air Force Museum Hendon as displayed in the Summer of 1976.

    2010


    Photographer: Andy West

    11 December 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Gloster Gladiator II is part of the Battle of Britain Aircraft Collection at the RAF Hendon Museum

    10 June 2018


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: RAF Cosford, UK
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