Gloster Gauntlet Gauntlet individual histories Serial Comment K4081 • To Director of Technical Development at Glosters, 01/01/35 (Fitted with wheel spats) • Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment for type trials, 08/01/35 • To Bristols to fit Mercury VI, 24/05/35 • Glosters, 21/07/35 • Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, 22/08/35 • Glosters, 14/10/35 • Crashed while with Glosters, 08/36 • Wreck to Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, 15/07/36 • 187.40 hours K4082 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 25/01/35 (Fitted with wheel spats) • Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment for production performance testing; to 867M, 20/06/36 K4083 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 25/01/35 • Crashed in forced landing, 20/04/37 • Struck Off Charge 05/07/37; 605.35 hours K4084 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 04/02/35 (Fitted with wheel spats) • 2 Aircraft Storage Unit 27/04/37 for Royal Tournament • Struck Off Charge as spares, 29/10/37; 719.20 hours K4085 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 11/02/35. • Glosters for repair, 07/03/35 • 19 Squadron, 21/02/36 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 09/12/38 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 27/02/39 • Shipped to the Middle East 18/04/39 • Air Depot Aboukir • 6 Sqn, ‘A’ Flight, Ramleh • 102 Maintenance Unit, Abu Sueir, 21/12/39 • Struck Off Charge 20/04/40 K4086 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 08/02/35 • Glosters for repair, 07/03/35 • 1 Aircraft Storage Unit, 20/03/36 • 19 Squadron, 31/03/36 • Royal Aircraft Establishment 11/10/38 • 5 School of Technical Training as 1290M, 17/02/39 K4087 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 16/03/35 • Hit pole on approach at night and crashed, Duxford, 15/12/36 • Struck Off Charge 26/01/37 • 327.05 hours K4088 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 10/04/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit 17/01/39 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 07/03/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot, Aboukir, 18/04/39 • 6 Sqn • Struck off Charge 20/04/40 • To South African Air Force as Ground Instruction airframe IS303 K4089 • Delivered to 19 Sqn, 15/04/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 07/12/38 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 01/03/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • To South African Air Force, 20/04/40 K4090 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 15/04/35 • Royal Aircraft Establishment for radio tests, 05/05/36 • 19 Squadron, 15/05/36 • 9 Flying Training School, 01/12/38 • 10 Maintenance Unit, 15/05/39 • 10 School of Technical Training as 2126M, 14/07/40 • 3 School of Technical Training, 21/07/40 K4091 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 18/04/35 • Bristols, 13/03/36 • 19 Squadron, 14/09/36 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 17/01/39 • 36 Main- tenance Unit, 07/03/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • 6 Squadron • Struck Off Charge, 20/04/40 K4092 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 04/03/35 • Damaged, 08/11/35 • Struck Off Charge, 02/12/35 • 114.35 hours K4093 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 22/05/35 • Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, 06/11/39 • 19 Squadron • 27 Maintenance Unit, 07/12/38 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 17/02/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • 6 Squadron • Struck Off Charge, 20/04/40 K4094 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 30/05/35 • Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment for Browning machine gun trials, 16/11/35 • Glosters, 23/11/35 • 19 Squadron, 02/03/36 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 12/12/38 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 01/03/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • 6 Squadron • Struck Off Charge, 20/04/40 K4095 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 30/05/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 19/11/38 • 26 Maintenance Unit, 05/04/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir • Struck Off Charge, 20/04/40 K4096 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 04/06/36 • Struck Off Charge as deteriorated, 29/09/37; 284 hours K4097 • Delivered to 19 Squadron, 08/06/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 07/12/38 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 27/02/39 • Shipped to Middle East as reserve for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • Struck Off Charge, 20/04/40 1 K4098 • To Director of Technical Development at Glosters for cockpit heating, 21/05/35 • 24 Squadron for service trials, 10/35 • Royal Aircraft Establishment for heating tests and prop trials, 21/10/35 • 19 Squadron, 14/03/36 • Glosters for fitment of NACA cowl- ing, 20/08/36 • 1 Air Armament School as 1137M, 19/10/38 K4099 • Delivered to Home Aircraft Depot, 20/06/35 • 19 Squadron, 01/10/36 • Undershot landing and hit fence, overturned, Duxford, 06/03/36 • Struck Off Charge, 02/05/36; 47.10 hours K4100 • Delivered to Home Aircraft Depot, 04/07/35 • 19 Squadron, 28/09/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 01/12/38 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 06/03/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • To South African Air Force, 20/04/40 • Became Ground Instructional airframe, 03/41 K4101 • Delivered to Home Aircraft Depot, 29/06/35 • 19 Squadron, 25/11/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 06/02/39 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 06/03/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • 6 Squadron, ‘A’ Flight, Ramleh, 08/39 • 102 Maintenance Unit, Abu Sueir, 21/12/39 • Struck Off Charge, 20/04/40 K4102 • Delivered to Home Aircraft Depot, 12/07/35 • 19 Squadron, 13/10/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 14/11/38 • 9 Maintenance Unit, 12/12/38 • 3 School of Technical Training as 2127M, 25/07/10 • 383 Air Training Corps, 08/05/42 • Struck Off Charge, 01/02/45 K4103 To Director of Technical Development at Glosters for flap fitment, 04/07/35 • Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment for flap trials, 15/07/36 • Glosters, 08/08/36 • Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment, 19/11/36 • 26 Maintenance Unit, 31/12/38 • 6 Maintenance Unit, 02/02/39 • 39 Maintenance Unit, 03/08/40 • To 2216M, 23/09/40 K4104 • Delivered to Home Aircraft Depot, 02/08/35 • 19 Squadron, 26/09/35 • 27 Maintenance Unit, 01/12/38 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 03/03/39 • Shipped to Middle East for Air Depot Aboukir, 18/04/39 • 6 Squadron • 102 Maintenance Unit, Abu Sueir, 21/12/39 • Struck Off Charge, 20/04/40 K5264 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 27/03/36 • 16/07/36; Plt Off G G Cornwall was returning to Northolt when the Gauntlet crashed into woods near Knotty Green, Beaconsfield, Bucks, killing the pilot. It was thought that he blacked out during a loop. • Struck Off Charge, 02/10/36; 55.10 hours K5265 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 27/03/36 • Hit roller on landing, Northolt 07/01/38 • 79 Squadron, 10/06/38 • 601 Squadron, 08/12/38 • 24 Maintenance Unit, 24/03/39 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 28/04/39 • Shipped to Middle East • Air Depot Aboukir, 06/07/39 • 430 Flight, 03/08/40 • Taxied into bomb crater, Gedaref, 08/02/41 • Damaged beyond repair and Struck Off Charge, 01/07/41 K5266 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 27/03/36 • 66 Squadron, 12/01/38 • 615 Squadron, 04/01/39 • 5 Maintenance Unit, 05/10/39 • 9 School of Technical Training as 2248M • Struck Off Charge, 19/08/42 K5267 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 28/03/36 • 17 Squadron, 21/03/38 • 616 Squadron, 24/10/39 • 24 Maintenance Unit, 17/12/39 • 6 Maintenance Unit, 21/12/39 • Sold to South Africa but donated to Finland, 22/12/39 • Glosters 10/02/40 K5268 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 28/03/36 • 46 Squadron, 14/02/38 • 26 Maintenance Unit, 15/03/39 • 36 Maintenance Unit • Shipped to the Middle East • Air Depot Aboukir, 08/05/39 • 3 Royal Australian Air Force • Greek Flight, Gaza • Crashed near Gaza, 10/11/41 • Damaged Beyond Repair K5269 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 21/03/36 • 66 Squadron, 18/02/38 • 615 Squadron by 9/38 • 605 Squadron, 13/01/39 • Crashed and Struck off Charge, 23/03/39 • 416.40 hours K5270 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 09/04/36 • 17 Squadron, 27/01/38 • 6 Maintenance Unit, 15/108/39 • Sold to South Africa but donated to Finland, 22/12/39 • Glosters 10/02/40 K5271 • Delivered to Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment for type trials and oil deflector tests, 22/08/36 • Glosters, 04/05/37 • 19 Maintenance Unit, 19/10/39 • Sold to South Africa but donated to Finland, 22/12/39 • Glosters 10/02/40 K5272 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 09/04/36 • 46 Squadron, 14/02/38 • Undershot flare path and overturned landing at Digby, 13/07/38 K5273 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 09/04/36 • 32 Squadron, 04/04/38 • 601 Squadron, 31/10/38 • 24 Maintenance Unit, 20/03/39 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 02/05/39 • Shipped to the Middle East • Air Depot Aboukir, 06/07/39 • 33 Squadron, 23/02/40 • 24/05/40; Plt Off Dyson, DFC undershot landing and overturned, Fuka. Dyson was slightly injured. • Wreck to 1 Aircraft Repair Section • 102 Maintenance Unit, 17/06/40 • Struck Off Charge, 05/08/40 2 K5274 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 17/04/36 • 46 Squadron, 22/07/38 • 24 Maintenance Unit, 21/02/39 • 4 School of Technical Training as 1558M, 07/06/39 K5275 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 22/04/36 • 32 Squadron, 20/01/38 • 46 Squadron, 17/10/38 • 21 Maintenance Unit, 21/02/39 • To 2220M, 29/09/40 K5276 • Delivered to 111 Squadron, 23/04/36 • 151 Squadron, 10/02/38 • 17 Squadron, 06/01/39 • 8 Maintenance Unit, 27/06/39 • 47 Maintenance Unit, 04/07/40 • Sold to South African Air Force as 870, 19/07/40 K5277 • Delivered to 10 Flying Training School, 27/04/36 • 1 Aircraft Storage Unit, 09/04/38 • 5 Maintenance Unit, 07/02/39 • 36 Maintenance Unit, 18/09/39 • Shipped to Rhodesia for Southern Rhodesian Air Force as 150 K5278 • Delivered to 10 Flying Training School, 27/04/36 • Collided with Hart K5799 while taxying, Ternhill, 01/06/36 • Damaged Beyond Repair and Struck Off Charge; 6.45 hours K5279 • Delivered to 10 Flying Training School, 27/04/36 • 3 Aircaft Storage Unit, 21/06/37 • Met Flight Aldergrove, Northern Ireland 23/07/37 • Royal Aircraft Establishment for met instrumentation, 02/12/38 • Met Flight Aldergrove, Northern Ireland 09/01/39