Gloster Gamecock Mk.I ‘RAF Serviceʼ
Gloster Gamecock Mk.I ‘RAF Serviceʼ
This full resin kit contains 41 parts, clear windshield film and a comprehensive decal sheet.
This kit replaces the older model (CMR72-032), which has been cancelled.
Colour schemes included in the kit:
1) Gloster Gamecock Mk.I, J8084, No.23(F) Sq., flown by S/L R. Collishaw, RAF, Henlow airfield, Bedfordshire, 1927
2) Gloster Gamecock Mk.I, J8073, No.32(F) Sq., flown by Flg Off A.H. Montgomery, RAF, Kenley airfield, Croydon, 1927
3) Gloster Gamecock Mk.I, J7908, No.43(F) Sq., RAF, Tangmere airfield, West Sussex, 1926-27
4) Gloster Gamecock Mk.I, J8407, No.3(F) Sq., RAF, Upavon airfield, Wiltshire, 1927-28
5) Gloster Gamecock Mk.I, J8408, No.17(F) Sq., flown by S/L A.R. Arnold , RAF, Upavon airfield, Wiltshire, 1928
| Ref. No.: | CMR72-243 |
| Availability: | IN STOCK |
Gloster Gamecock Mk.I ‘RAF Serviceʼ
Description
The Gloster Gamecock was a British-built biplane fighter developed from the earlier Gloster Grebe Mk.III for the RAF service. The main change between the two types was the use of the Bristol Jupiter engine in place of the heavier Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar of the Grebe. The first of three Gamecock prototypes flew in February 1925, while deliveries commenced in May 1926, with a total of 90 Gamecock Mk.Is being procured.
The Gamecock was a single-seat interceptor of wooden construction with mixed metal, ply sheet and fabric covering. It was fitted with a fixed undercarriage and powered by a Jupiter VII radial engine turning two-blade wooden propeller. Its armament consisted of two machine guns in troughs in the fuselage side.
The Gloster Gamecock served with six operational RAF squadrons and No.2 & No.3 Training Schools. It was also used by the Central Flying School and the RAF College at Cranwell. Although the type was often praised for its manoeuvrability and speed, it suffered a high rate of accidents in service. The causes were remedied in the Gamecock Mk.II, of which only three were built; it had a revised wing construction, an improved pilot’s view and modified rudder and ailerons. A relatively brief flying career of the Gamecock Mk.I within the RAF ended in July 1931.
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- MiG-15bis, s/n.134015, tactical no.415, 41.PLM (41st Fighter Squadron), Malbork.
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- MiG-15bis, s/n.133068, tactical no.3068, 62.PSz-T (62nd Training Squadron), Poznań-Krzesiny 1956
- S-102, s/n.231877, tactical no.77, 3.PLM (3rd Fighter Squadron), Wrocław, early 1950s
- Lim-1, s/n.1A-02003, tactical no.8, 34.PLM MW (34th Naval Fighter Squadron), Gdynia, Babie Doły 04.1953
- Lim-1, s/n.1A-07056, tactical no.16, 30.PLSz MW (30th Naval Attack Squadron), Siemirowice 1960
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-01012, tactical no.112, 10.PLM (10th Fighter Squadron), Łask 1960s
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-00314, tactical no.314, 59.PSz-B OSL (59th Training-Attack Squadron), Biała Podlaska Aviation School.
Shown during exercises at Wysokie Mazowieckie airfield, late 1960s.
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-00612, tactical no.612, 21.SPLR (21st Independent Reconnaissance Squadron), Sochaczew 1962
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-00806, tactical no.806, 21.SPLR (21st Independent Reconnaissance Squadron), Sochaczew 1960s
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-00815, tactical no.815, 10.PLM OPK (10th Fighter Air Defence Squadron), Łask, late 1960s
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-01012, tactical no.1012, 1.PLM (1st Fighter Squadron), Babice 1956. Personal aircraft of cpt. Ryszard Grundmann.
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-01214, tactical no.1214, 45.PLM (45th Fighter Squadron), Babimost 1961. Shown during field exercises, mid 1960s.
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-01306, tactical no.1306, 31.PLM (31st Fighter Squadron), Łask. Shown during air parade at Warsaw Bemowo 1959.
- Lim-2, s/n.1B-01617, tactical no.1617, 29.PLM (29th Fighter Squadron), Orneta, early 1970s
Set includes complete markings for five models and was designed to fit Eduard kits.
Decal sheet sizes:
- 60x50 mm
- 50x40 mm
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Include colour instructions.
