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Gauntlet

1933 fighter aircraft family by Gloster Aircraft

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Also known as Gloster Gauntlet · Gauntlet fighter · Gauntlet aircraft

Manufacturer: Gloster Aircraft Company
Subclass of: biplane fighter
, single-seat fighter

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The Gloster Gauntlet was a single-seat biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aeroplane manufacturer Gloster Aircraft in the 1930s. It was the last fighter to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to have an open cockpit, and also the penultimate biplane fighter in its service.

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First flight: January 1929
Operator: Royal Air Force
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Finnish Air Force
Country: United Kingdom
Service retirement: 1945
Service entry: 1934
Total produced: 228

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