Corgi Aviation Archive Series Diecast Model

Gloster Gladiator Mk.II - N5903 (G-GLAD), The Fighter Collection, IWM Duxford, United Kingdom, 2013

1:72 Scale.  Length: 4.5".  Wingspan: 5.3"


Limited Edition of 1400 Models Worldwide

Built in 1939 by Gloster Aircraft at their Huddlecoate factory, Gladiator N5903 is one of only two examples of this type aircraft still airworthy. Restored by The Fighter Collection over a period of more than ten years it is an excellent example of the late 1930s biplane. On entering service it flew with No. 141 Fighter Squadron at Turnhouse in Scotland before being replaced by Boulton Paul Defiants in April 1940.

This Gladiator survived the war and was used for various training and hack duties, before being purchased back by Gloster in 1948. It was used as an instructional airframe until it was given to the Shuttleworth Collection in 1960, along with the other flying Gladiator L8032. After this it was loaned to the Fleet Air Arm Museum before it was purchased by The Fighter Collection in 1994 for restoration.

The Gloster Gladiator was the last British biplane fighter, a development of the Gauntlet with an enclosed single seat cockpit, cantilever landing gear, increased armament, and a 3-blade fixed pitch propeller. First flown in 1935, the Gloster Gladiator went into service with the RAF in 1936


The Corgi Aviation Archive features a wide selection of high quality, ready-made, diecast model airplanes. Each model is crafted with meticulous attention to detail, using specifications of the original aircraft. Corgi models are built with diecast metal and some plastic components.

This model of a Gladiator Mk.II by Corgi features: