Gloster Gladiator in Flying Training Schools service

Flying Training Schools

2 FTS
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K8040   28/09/37 Delivered to 1 ASU.
13/06/38 To 2 FTS.
Used to train Norwegian pilots. 14/07/38 To 7 FTS.

3 FTS
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K8052   15/08/38 From 5 FTS.   21/10/38 To 1 ASU.
31/01/39 To 5 MU.
22/10/39 To 12 Group Pool.

4 Service Flying Training School
Became 4 SFTS from September 1939.
‘C’ Flight became the Habbaniyah Striking Force between 30 April and 6 June 1941.
Disbanded 1 July 1941 at Habbaniyah, Iraq.
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K7907   10/40 From 112 Sq.   29/06/41 To 127 Sq.

5 FTS
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K8052   13/07/38 From 6 FTS.   15/08/38 To 3 FTS.

6 FTS
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K8052   09/11/37 Delivered to 1 ASU.
13/06/38 To 6 FTS.
Used to train Norwegian pilots. 13/07/38 To 5 FTS.

7 FTS
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K8040   14/07/38 From 2 FTS.   09/08/38 To 10 FTS.

9 FTS
Received a Gladiator in 1938.
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K6131   From 72 Sq. Received as a wreck after an accident on 26/03/38 and not repaired. 01/07/38 SOC (200 hours).

10 FTS
Serials Code Arrival Note Departure
K8040   09/08/38 From 7 FTS.   09/09/38 To 1 ASU.
29/11/38 To Bristol to fit Rotol propeller.
01/03/39 To 65 Sq.

Gloster Gladiator in Commonwealth squadron service






Last modified 18 December 2008