Gloster Gladiator MkI, L8011, YK-0, RAF 80 Sqn, Pat Pattle, Egypt, Spring 1940
DescriptionMarmaduke St. John Pattle (nicknamed 'Pat') was born in South Africa in 1914 and joined the RAF in 1936. He was posted to 80 Squadron, which had just been equipped with Gloster Gladiators. 'Pat' Pattle was to fast become the leading Gladiator ace, with fifteen and a half victories of his total of thirty-four confirmed. L8011, YK-0 was the regular Gladiator flown by Pattle in the pre-war years and through most of the spring and early summer of 1940, serving in Egypt. On one occasion following...
