| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 278 |
| Military Code: | H |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Gloster Gladiator/Sea Gladiator |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Gloster Gladiator/Sea Gladiator |
| Aircraft Version: | Gloster J8A Gladiator (Mk2) |
| C/n (msn): | G5/59066 |
| Operator Titles: | Finland - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Linköping - MalmenMap |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: ESCF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Flygvapenmuseum |
| Photo Date: | 10 April 2024 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 714740 |
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The Swedish Air Command ordered 55 Gloster Gladiators, which were designated J 8 and assigned to F 8 Barkarby that was defending Stockholm. When the Soviet Union attacked Finland in 1939, the Swedish volunteer flotilla F 19 was established with twelve J 8s and these were used in the Finnish Winter War with Finnish nationality markings. The Flygvapenmuseum's J 8 was flown back to Sweden after a few months in Finland and SOC in 1945 and so is one of the few Swedish aircraft that has seen combat. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 August 2024, and has since been viewed 837 times. |