Thijs Postma - Poster - Gloster Gladiator Over Malta Shooting Down An Italian Plane Size:40x50 cm / 16x20″ In this version

In this version

It was actually only retired in the early 1950s

The galaxy toward the bottom of the image sits alone

left Martinair to set up his own company

14 was a further development of the Supermarine Spitfire which became famous after the Battle of Britain in 1940

Thijs Postma - Poster - Gloster Gladiator Over Malta Shooting Down An Italian Plane Size:40x50 cm / 16x20″ In this versionSee this Gloster Gladiator defending the island of Malta against the Italians in the Second World War. The Gloster Gladiator was built in the 1930s and was the last biplane to be build. It was actually only retired in the early 1950s. This plane, the N5519 was named Charity by the Maltese and fought valiantly with its sisters Hope and Faith, mainly against the Italian Air Force. These planes were stored on the island and hastily assembled when the war