| I quote from Wiki:
In 1926, the name of the company was abbreviated to the Gloster Aircraft Company (from "Gloucestershire Aircraft Company") because customers outside of the United Kingdom found the original name too difficult to pronounce.
You see Greg, we do everything to please you Yanks.
I found lots of pictures of the Gladiator, but my problem was mainly this: was the black/white undersides correct? I know that early in WW2 the RAF adopted this colour scheme, but the aircraft I am depicting was originally allotted to the FAA (Fleet Air Arm), and I didn't know if they used the same colours. Did the FAA paint their a/cs black & white underneath?
In any case, I am not, believe or not, that much of a purist. I'll go for the b/w undersides; it'll provide a little variety on my model shelf. |