Item Specifics

• Type: Printed Postcard
• Theme: Aviation, Military, RAF
• Subject: Gloster Gauntlet
• Aircraft: Gloster Gauntlet
• Military Branch: Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Squadron: No. 19 (F) Squadron
• Publisher: J. Salmon Ltd. (Salmon Series)
• Series Number: 4438
• Country/Region of Manufacture: England
• Features: Unposted, Printed in England
• Era: Pre-WWII

Description

Original vintage Salmon Series postcard featuring Gloster Gauntlet fighter aircraft of No. 19 (F) Squadron RAF in flight.

The reverse gives the following details:

• Gloster "Gauntlets" – No. 19 (F) Squadron
• Single-seat fighter
• 605 h.p. Bristol Mercury engine
• Speed: 230 m.p.h. at 15,500 ft
• Climb to 15,000 ft in 6.25 minutes
• Service ceiling: 35,000 ft
• Description by the Editor of Flight
• Salmon Series No. 4438

A desirable postcard for collectors of RAF, military aviation and pre-war aircraft.