Aircraft Photo of Not known | Gloster Nighthawk | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	Not known
Aircraft Original Type:	Nieuport Nighthawk
Aircraft Generic Type:	Nieuport Nighthawk
Aircraft Version:	Gloster Nighthawk
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	Baghdad - Al RasheedMap
Country:	Iraq
Airport Codes:	None

Photo Date:	1923
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Contributed Photo Archive
Photo ID:	699824

Photo Comment
The Gloster Nighthawk aka Gloster Mars VI was a continuing development of the ABC Dragonfly powered Nieuport Nighthawk. Gloster took over the design as the Gloster Mars which evolved into the Sparrowhawk. Either powered by Bristol Jupiter or Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radials, 29 Nighthawk/Mars VIs converted from Nieuports. Jupiter engine in photo. Three of the 29 were sent to Iraq for testing in 1923. This photo is believed to be one of that trio. Photo from: D.W.F Bonham-Carter DFC (via Jim Cownie) This photo was added on 22 June 2024, and has since been viewed 77 times.

Photo Comment

The Gloster Nighthawk aka Gloster Mars VI was a continuing development of the ABC Dragonfly powered Nieuport Nighthawk. Gloster took over the design as the Gloster Mars which evolved into the Sparrowhawk. Either powered by Bristol Jupiter or Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radials, 29 Nighthawk/Mars VIs converted from Nieuports. Jupiter engine in photo. Three of the 29 were sent to Iraq for testing in 1923. This photo is believed to be one of that trio. Photo from: D.W.F Bonham-Carter DFC (via Jim Cownie)

This photo was added on 22 June 2024, and has since been viewed 77 times.

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