| Fighters |
| Gladiator
Mk I & II |
| Engine: 840 hp
Bristol Mercury IX Armament: four 0.303 in Browning MG
Speed: 407 km/h at 4420 m
Range: 689 km
Wingspan: 9.83 m
Weight: 1459 m |
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| In April 1940 the only operative
Norwegian fighter was the Gladiator. In the late thirties it had replaced the Scimitar as
fighter in the Norwegian army airforce. The first six aircraft (Mk I) bought from Britain
in 1937-38 were later increased to twelve by an order in June 1939, delivered in October
1939. The last six were in fact the last Gladiators ever built. Normally the later
Gladiator Mk II would have a three blade metallic propeller, but the Norwegian aircraft
all had the old two blade wooden propeller. In the morning of the 9th of
April 1940, only five of the now nine Gladiators were operative. Three had been lost to
accidents, and four were down for repair.
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| Bombers and reconnaissance |
| Caproni Ca310 |
| Engine: two 470 hp
Piaggio P.VII C35 Armament: three 7.7 mm MG
Payload: 400 kg
Crew: 3
Speed: 365 km/h at 3000 m
Wingspan: 16.2 m
Weight: 3053 kg |
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| 4 Caproni Ca 310 were
bought from Italy. |
| Fokker CV-D & E |
| Engine: 450 hp
Hispano-Suiza Armament: 1 fix forward and 1 rear 7.9 mm MG
Payload: ? kg
Crew: 2
Speed (max): 225 km/h
Range: 770 km
Wingspan: 12.5 m
Weight: 1250 kg |
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| This obsolete but versatile Dutch
plane were used as reconnaissance and light bomber. A few remained in service all through
the campaign. 27 CV-D and 20 CV-E were bought. Many were assembled in Norway.
The aircraft on the picture has just been captured by the Germans, when the pilot by
mistake landed on a newly occupied provisorical airfield. |
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