Corgi AA36207 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I Royal Air Force K7985 A' Flight, No73 Squadron, Debden, Essex, September 1937

(As preserved in airworthy condition by the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Bedfordshire) This Gloster Gladiator is depicteds in the markiongs of No.73 Squadron, RAF, which operated Gladiators from June 1937 to July 1938 initially at Debden, then at Midenhall. The Shuttleworth Collections Gladiator first flew in these markings with the serial number 'K7985' on 17th April 2007. The aircraft is really L8032 and has the civilian registration letters G-AMRK (which are not worn). The aircraft was built by the Gloster Aircraft Co. at Hucclecote, Gloucester in 1944, but was too late to see wartime RAF service and was stored until November 1950. In 1951 it was made airworthy and was registered G-AMRK on 13th june 1952. It was operated by Gloster's until 1960 being painted as 'K8032' in 72 Squadren markings, then was presented to the Shuttle worth Collection in November 1960. During a major overhaul in the early '70s, the serial 'L8032' was discovered in several places internally, so the serial and markings were corrected. It was then repainted in RAF camouflage, followed by Norwegian colours untill it's restoration back to the raf scheme it wears today depicting an aircraft of 'A' Flight, No.73 Squadron. L8032 is currently the sole airworthy Gladiator in the world.