Owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection. L8032 was the last production Gladiator I built in 1937 but not actually assembled until 1938. In 1948 it, together with Gladiator II N5903, was bought by Glosters. In 1950 the two were delivered to Air Service Training for use as instructional airframes at Hamble and Ansty. When Ansty closed the aircraft were bought by Viv Bellamy for a nominal sum. L8032 was restored using the engine from N5903 and flew again as G-AMRK. L8032 was bought back by Glosters in 1953 and in 1956 they decided to put it back to full military specification in 72 Squadron markings, albeit with the fictitious serial K8032. When Gloster Aircraft closed the Gladiator was presented to the Shuttleworth Collection for safe keeping on 7th November 1960. In 2007 it re-appeared as 'K7985' of 73 Squadron RAF, representing an aircraft flown by the WW2 Ace Cobber Kain at the 1937 Hendon Air Pageant. Seen on the morning of the 2013 Autumn Airshow. Old Warden. 06-10-2013