Vintage Gloster Gladiator Biplane Print 1973 Flight Colour 44 Shuttleworth Trust

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Item ID: 297216451424
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Category: Collectables:Transportation Collectables:Aeronautica:Military:Photos/ Prints
Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.

Vintage Gloster Gladiator Biplane Print ✈️ 1973 Flight Colour 44 Shuttleworth Trust

A rare tribute to Britain’s last RAF biplane fighter — a stunning collectible for aviation historians and enthusiasts.

Print: approx. 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 inches

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Condition: In good condition. Please check our images.
Internal notes: QC passed

The year is the late 1930s, and across the vast skies of Europe, the Gloster Gladiator cuts a dashing figure, its silver fuselage flashing in the sunlight, its twin wings slicing confidently through the air. You can almost feel the whip of the wind across the open cockpit, hear the roar of the engine as it banks steeply into a climb, and sense the excitement and trepidation of an era standing at the very brink of a new kind of warfare. This glorious print captures the Gladiator’s defiant spirit — the last of Britain’s biplane fighters — in full flight.

This collectible 1973 print from Flight International (6 October 1973), Flightcolour No. 44, presents the only airworthy Gloster Gladiator left in the world at the time — L8032, lovingly preserved and operated by the Shuttleworth Trust since 1960. The print portrays the machine’s bright wartime colours and meticulous restoration, highlighting the iconic design that bridged the romantic era of open-cockpit dogfights with the coming age of faster, sleeker monoplanes. Measuring approximately 10⅞ x 8⅜ inches and in good condition, this piece represents a profound chapter in the evolution of aviation history — one cherished by collectors worldwide.

Owning and preserving a piece like this is a tribute to the pilots, engineers, and dreamers who shaped aviation’s heroic age. It is a way to hold history in your hands, to honour the craftsmanship and courage that made legends out of canvas, steel, and spirit. For serious collectors, historians, and aviation enthusiasts, this print offers a vivid, tangible link to the golden twilight of Britain’s biplane legacy.