The Gloster F.5/34 was a British fighter of the 1930's, it was Gloster's first land monoplane. The prototype began trials in 1937. The first public appearance took place at the 1938 Hendon Air Show. By the time that the Gloster fighter made its debut, the Hurricane had entered service and the Spitfire had reached production, and further development of the Mercury-engine monoplane was not pursued. The only 2 prototypes K5604 (pictured) and K8089 were relegated to experimental flying and finally as instructional airframes until May 1941. Scanned from an original 1958 RAF press photograph.