Kevin Rinaldi, e-mail, 23.03.2025 18:19 When the Japanese entered the war, Australia had no fighters. When Kittyhawks were flown up to Darwin, some were lost in bad weather. Perhaps instead of developing the Woomera, CAC should have built the Gloster with Twin Wasps and a navigator. Problem solved.

Angela, 20.06.2011 11:54 The prototype performance figures indicated the potential for a very promising heavy fighter which with further development could have served throughout WW2.

Barry, 06.01.2011 17:51 Perhaps this plane did not "fit", but a plane of simlar design if not larger overall (and agreed slower) went on to some success in the shape of the Beaufighter. Just for the record it was only the earlier model Mosquitoes that had trouble with warmer climes, later models had the adhesive (or Pritt as noted elsewhere) changed and proved a lot more successful.

paul scott, e-mail, 20.08.2009 18:05 Ha ha, like that comment, Art Deco, or had no gun like the RAF version of the Eurofighter Typhoon, no doubt! I suppose it 'may' have meant the Mosquito would've been shelved, though that was more multi-role, or that the F-9 would've at least been overshadowed had the mossie entered service, still, it might not have broken up like the mossie in the far east, being metal and not stuck together with 'pritt'!

Art Deco, 15.07.2009 18:50 Definitely political. If it was fitted with a Boulton-Paul 4-gun turret instead of forward firing guns ( in the most unusual location ) it would have won contracts and priorities.

Johned, e-mail, 14.07.2009 11:40 Appears to be yet another fine British design wasted. Why was not a production contract forthcoming - another instance of Ministry lack of foresight perhaps? The prototype performance figures indicated the potential for a very promising heavy fighter which with further development could have served throughout WW2.