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Gloster Gauntlet K4081
According to my first edition K serials book, Gauntlet K4081 crashed 8.36 with the A&AEE.
ASN agrees, adding an exact date of 31 Aug 36: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/68789 The individual history document at: http://mmpbooks.biz/gauntlet/AppendixGauntlet.pdf says: "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" (there is an incorrect date here, the wreck apparently went to A&AEE before the crash!) However, K4081 is also said to have been supplied to the Danish Army in April 1936 as a pattern aircraft for license production, receiving serial J-21. See the Gauntlet page at: http://www.milfly.dk/?page_id=1718 An article in Small Air Forces Observer 117 also says that K4081 went to Denmark. There is a photo of a very complete J-21 in that issue. Can anyone clarify the true situation please? At a guess, one of the dates quoted is wrong. I did originally think the date of supply to Denmark could be wrong, but given that license-built aircraft were being delivered from September 1936 there wouldn't have been any point in delivering it much later. Discussion on the Air Britain forum indicates that Denmark acquired one "pattern" aircraft before starting license production. So was it an ex RAF aircraft, or a "spare fuselage" that was supplied? If it was an ex RAF aircraft, there don't seem to be many candidates. Aside from K4081, we seem to have (thanks to Stig Jarlevik for some background work): K4082 said to have become 867M on 20 June 1936 (thus perhaps a bit unlikely?) K4092 damaged 8 Nov 1935 and SOC 2 Dec 1935 K4099 overturned at Duxford 6 March 1936 and SOC 2 May 1936 C/n 345 is often quoted as an identity, but I have no clue as to the origin of this. Any further input appreciated! |
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Re: Gloster Gauntlet K4081
Hello,
Just wondering if the "345" number is from the British Manufacturer ? The Other aircraft have the numbers "86" to "102". Of the full total of 18 aircraft - 5 were involved in fatal accidents pre WW2. They were - J-26 - 90 - (27/4/37). J-35 - 99 - (12/2/38). J-27 - 91 - (6/7/38). J-33 - 97 - (19/3/39) some give 29/3/39 ? J-31 - 95 - (8/8/39). The above are noted as being "Discarded " J-25 - 89 ; J-28- 92; J-29 - 93; J-30 - 94; J-32-96; J-38 - 102 these six are noted as damaged by enemy aircraft on 9/4/40, repaired, but written off destroyed during air attack. Seven are noted as "to Germany 29/8/1943 ", they were - J- 21-345; J-22-86; J-23-87; J-24-88; J-34-98; J-36-100; J-37-101. Is it possible that these seven were delivered to Finland as spair parts ? Refs: Scramble Milfly.dk. Alex |
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Re: Gloster Gauntlet K4081
Alex,
Thanks for the notes. I don't think Glosters used c/ns as such, so the origin of 345 is still a mystery. Andy |
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Re: Gloster Gauntlet K4081
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Whatever happened to these Danish Gauntlets is a bit of a mystery. They don't seem to have been used by the Germans either. Cheers Stig |
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