File:ZZZ 003915 E Gladiator.jpg

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English: A Royal Air Force Gloster Sea Gladiator Mark I, serial number N5520, at an airfield in Malta, probably in service with No. 261 Squadron RAF at RAF Ta' Qali. The aircraft has been refitted with a Bristol Mercury engine and three-bladed Hamilton propeller salvaged from a Bristol Blenheim. N5520 is the only surviving Gladiator of the Hal Far Fighter Flight, and was presented to the people of Malta as Faith in 1943. Date: c. September 1940.
Date circa September 1940
date QS:P,+1940-09-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205207926 ZZZ 3915E] comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-26)
Flag of the United Kingdom.

Transferred from en.wikipedia 2007-08-30 (original upload date) Original uploader was Grant65 at en.wikipedia
Author photographer not identified. "Official photograph"

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  • 2007-08-30 11:05 Grant65 349×164×??? (18162 bytes) Imperial War Museum Photo No.: ZZZ 3915E Collection No.: 4700-26 Gloster Sea Gladiator Mark I, serial number N5520, on the ground at an airfield in Malta, probably while being flown by No. 261 Squadron RAF at RAF Ta Kali. The aircraft has been refitted

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