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The Miles Kestrel trainer first flew in 1938 but was rejected as to advanced. In 1938 the FAA began replacing the Hawker Nimrod with the Gloster Sea Gladiator. The Kestrel could do 295 mph, much faster than the Gladiators 254 mph.
Proposition. That instead of the Sea Gladiator the FAA chooses to order the Kestrel as a six gun single seat carrier fighter. The removal of the instructors cockpit frees up space for extra equipment such as a dingy and naval radios. It could also be used for an extra fuel tank but at that time the single seat fighters were supposed to stay close to the carrier.