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Re: Gloster F9/37 at exeter with GRU.
Jerry
Not sure what you mean with GRU (General Reconnaissance Unit, Gunnery Research Unit?), but none of my second hand sources mentions anything which could be interpreted as these two prototypes ever belonged to a GRU. The best source (Phil Butler's article in Aeromilitaria - Winter 2008, says that prototype went to A&AEE at Martlesham Heath and had completed trials in July 1940. Second prototype most probably also went to A&AEE in Feb 1940 although it never underwent any official trials. Although not stated, but indicated, the two prototypes went back to Gloster and stayed there until 1942 when they were assigned to GI use and L7999 became 2683M and L8002 2684M and went to Halton and Cosford respectively.
Cheers
Stig
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