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The Gloster IV was a single-engined biplane racing floatplane designed and produced by the British aviation manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company. In response
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Gloster II Gloster IV Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Supermarine S.4 Curtiss R3C Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gloster III
Gloster_III
1923 British military aircraft
The Gloster Grebe was developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company from the Gloster Grouse (an experimental aircraft later developed as a trainer), and was
Gloster_Grebe
English aircraft manufacturer (1917–1963)
The Gloster Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1917 to 1963. Founded as the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited during the
Gloster_Aircraft_Company
British piston aircraft engine family
Fairey Fawn Felixstowe F.5 – (N4839) Fokker C.IV-W Fokker C.V Fokker D.C.I Fokker D.XIII Gloster Gorcock Gloster Guan Handley Page H.P.31 Harrow Handley Page
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British interceptor aircraft
The Gloster Javelin is a twin-engined all-weather interceptor aircraft designed and produced by the Gloster Aircraft Company. It was operated by the Royal
Gloster_Javelin
progressed from the Gloster II, through the successful Gloster III (placed 2nd in 1925), and Gloster IV biplanes. While Henry Folland, Gloster's chief designer
Gloster_VI
British biplane fighter aircraft
The Gloster Gladiator is a biplane fighter aircraft designed and produced by the British aviation firm Gloster Aircraft Company, Ltd.. It was the last
Gloster_Gladiator
1920s British sport floatplane
19 hp/lb (0.31 kW/kg) Schneider Trophy Related development Gloster I Gloster III Gloster IV Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Curtiss
Gloster_II
British biplane fighter
The Gloster Gamecock was a biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Gloster. The Gamecock was a development of the earlier
Gloster_Gamecock
British aircraft designer (1895–1937)
finish the race, coming first and second. The third British entrant, a Gloster IV, along with the three Italian competitors flying Macchi M.52s, were forced
R._J._Mitchell
Britain's first jet fighter, 1943–1980s
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' only jet aircraft to engage in combat operations during the Second World War. It
Gloster_Meteor
biplane floatplane Gloster I 1925 & 1927 biplane floatplane Gloster III 1925 biplane floatplane Gloster IV 1926-1927 biplane floatplane Gloster VI Golden Arrow
List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
List_of_aircraft_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Schneider Trophy teams, remaining in use until 1930. The Gloster Sparrowhawk (or Mars II, III and IV) was a naval fighter for Japan, powered by the Bentley
Nieuport_Nighthawk
British jet-engined aircraft, first flown in 1941
The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the Gloster Whittle, Gloster Pioneer, or Gloster G.40) was the first British turbojet-engined aircraft, first
Gloster_E.28/39
KD5G (Gloster Aircraft Company) Gloster II Gloster III Gloster IV Gloster VI Gloster AS.31 Survey Gloster E.1/44, also known as Gloster Ace Gloster E.28/39
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Homebuilt 1993 Gloster Goring UK Floatplane Bomber 1927 Prototype 1 Gloster II UK Floatplane Racer 1924 Gloster III UK Floatplane Racer 1925 Gloster IV UK Floatplane
List of flying boats and floatplanes
List_of_flying_boats_and_floatplanes
1920s British racing seaplane
had flown the Gloster IV in the 1927 Schneider Trophy Race. Concern over the unreliability of the supercharged Lion powering the Gloster VI led to the
Supermarine_S.5
Fighter aircraft in the UK
The Gloster Gauntlet was a single-seat biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aeroplane manufacturer Gloster Aircraft in the 1930s. It was
Gloster_Gauntlet
Italian racing seaplane
(350 mph, 300 kn) Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Gloster IV Macchi M.52 Supermarine S.5 Supermarine S.6 Wikimedia Commons has media
Fiat_C.29
1920s British fighter aircraft
The Gloster Sparrowhawk was a single-seat fighter aircraft designed and produced during the early 1920s by the British aircraft manufacturer Gloster. It
Gloster_Sparrowhawk
1939 British prototype fighter aircraft
The Gloster F.9/37, also known as the Gloster G.39, was a British twin-engined design from the Gloster Aircraft Company for a cannon-armed heavy fighter
Gloster_F.9/37
King of England in 1483
Edward IV addresses his brothers: "Clarence, and Gloster, [sic] love my lovely queen, And kiss your princely nephew, brothers both." Gloster, the future
Edward_V
English automotive engineer and painter (1900–1991)
entered at Le Mans. In 1930 he bought from the Air Ministry one of the Gloster IV biplanes which had been used by the RAF High Speed Flight as practice
Amherst_Villiers
Experimental British jet aircraft
A heavily modified Gloster Meteor F8 fighter, the "prone position/prone pilot" Meteor, was used by the Royal Air Force in 1954 and 1955 to evaluate the
Gloster Meteor F8 "Prone Pilot"
Gloster_Meteor_F8_"Prone_Pilot"
Planned British bomber interceptor aircraft
series of design studies for an improved supersonic-capable version of the Gloster Javelin aircraft. Depending on the source, it is also known as F.153D,
Gloster_thin-wing_Javelin
Aircraft engine
Fokker G.1 General Aircraft Hamilcar X Gloster Gamecock Gloster Gladiator Gloster Gauntlet Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster Goring Hawker Audax Hawker F.20/27
Bristol_Mercury
1930s British fighter aircraft
The Gloster F.5/34 was a British fighter of the 1930s. It was a single-seat, single-engine monoplane of all-metal cantilever construction; the undercarriage
Gloster_F.5/34
Races Gloster Bamel UK 1921 Flight airspeed record[citation needed] Gloster II UK 1924 Schneider Trophy Gloster III UK 1925 Schneider Trophy Gloster IV UK
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aircraft used by the Royal Hellenic Air Force in World War II. PZL P.24 Gloster Gladiator Bloch MB.150 AEKKEA-RAAB R-29 Bristol Blenheim Fairey Battle
List of aircraft of Greece in World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_Greece_in_World_War_II
British prototype jet fighter design
Gloster E.1/44 was a British single-engined jet fighter design of the Second World War, developed and produced by the British aviation firm Gloster Aircraft
Gloster_E.1/44
The Gloster Gorcock was a single-engined single-seat biplane fighter aircraft produced to a United Kingdom Air Ministry contract completed in 1927. Only
Gloster_Gorcock
British racing seaplane
(110 kg/m2) Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Supermarine S.5 Gloster IV Macchi M.52 Related lists List of aircraft of the RAF Barnes, 1989, p
Short_Crusader
South African World War I ace (1897–1928)
was a member of the British 1927 Schneider Trophy team, retiring in the Gloster IV after five laps. His third lap speed of 277.18 mph was the fastest biplane
Samuel_Kinkead
Fourth AFL–NFL Championship Game
Super Bowl IV was an American football game played on January 11, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was the fourth and final AFL–NFL
Super_Bowl_IV
Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
transferred to RAF Fighter Command on 10 July 1945 when it was occupied by four Gloster Meteor Squadrons one of which. No. 307, was entirely composed of Polish
RAF_Horsham_St_Faith
British multi-role combat aircraft of WW2
Requirement O.R. 95 was the Gloster F.18/40 (derived from their F.9/37). However, although in agreement as to the quality of the Gloster company's design, the
De_Havilland_Mosquito
British biplane of the 1920s
The Gloster Grouse was a British biplane of the 1920s developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company. Often referred to as the prototype to the Gloster Grebe
Gloster_Grouse
British radar systems in aircraft
effort underwent similar delays and setbacks before finally emerging as the Gloster Javelin. Two radar sets competed for the design, the Mk. 16 and Mk. 17
Aircraft_interception_radar
Aristocratic title
Humphrey of Lancaster, fourth son of Henry IV. The title was next conferred on Richard, brother to Edward IV. When Richard himself became king, the dukedom
Duke_of_Gloucester
1930s British piston aircraft engine
in the Gloster TSR.38 (S1705), and the first Gloster Gnatsnapper prototype (N227). Blackburn F3 Bristol Type 123 Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster TSR.38 Hawker
Rolls-Royce_Goshawk
1921 carrier-based fighter aircraft
was a modification of the earlier Nieuport Nighthawk fighter produced by Gloster after the Nieuport & General company, which designed the Nighthawk, closed
Gloster_Nightjar
Single-engined two-seat biplane
The Gloster Goring was a single-engined two-seat biplane designed to meet 1926 Air Ministry specifications for a day/torpedo bomber. It was not put into
Gloster_Goring
British prototype fighter
Specification F.7/30, which sought to introduce a new fighter to succeed the Gloster Gauntlet. The Type 224 was powered by a Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine, which
Supermarine_Type_224
Military aviation museum in Israel
markings Gloster Meteor – No. 06 Gloster Meteor – Gate guard Gloster Meteor – NF-13 Variant Gloster Meteor – NF-13 Variant Gloster Meteor – No. 15 Gloster Meteor
Israeli_Air_Force_Museum
British turbojet engine
engine to power operational aircraft, the Gloster Meteor. In 1940 the Air Ministry placed a contract with the Gloster Aircraft Company for prototypes of a
Power_Jets_W.2
British aircraft equipment manufacturer
undercarriage designs, being contracted by the Gloster Aircraft Company to provide oleo struts for the Gloster Gauntlet biplane. In 1935, as the business
Dowty_Group
The Gloster Guan was a single-engined single-seat experimental biplane fighter built in the United Kingdom to test the performance of fighters using supercharged
Gloster_Guan
The Gloster A.S.31 Survey was a 1920s British photo-survey biplane developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company from the de Havilland DH.67 design project
Gloster_Survey
British nine-cylinder radial engine family
Fokker F.IX Gloster Gambet Gloster Gamecock Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster Goldfinch Gloster Goral Gloster Goring Gloster Grebe Gloster Mars Gloster Survey Gourdou-Leseurre
Bristol_Jupiter
American football player (1942–2020)
Gloster Van Richardson (July 18, 1942 – February 27, 2020) was a professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for
Gloster_Richardson
Lord Protector of England from 1422 to 1437
uncle of kings"[citation needed], being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV of England, the brother of Henry V, and the uncle of Henry VI. Gloucester
Humphrey,_Duke_of_Gloucester
Single-engined three-seat biplane
The Gloster TSR.38 was a single-engined three-seat biplane designed as a naval torpedo/spotter/reconnaissance aircraft in the early 1930s. It did not
Gloster_TSR.38
Former Royal Air Force station in England
base on 1 March 1950 and used Gloster Meteors, Supermarine Swifts, de Havilland Venoms, de Havilland Vampires and Gloster Javelins. In addition Hawker
RAF_Waterbeach
Air control squadron of the Royal Air Force
it operated several aircraft types during the Cold War, including the Gloster Meteor F.4 and the McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR.2. In 1992, it began flying
No._19_Squadron_RAF
Notable American football play in Super Bowl IV
recordings, Stram can be heard enthusiastically communicating the play call to Gloster Richardson (who then delivered the call into the huddle), “65 Toss Power
65_Toss_Power_Trap
Aviation museum in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire
Aircraft Monospar ST-12 Gloster Javelin FAW.8 Gloster Meteor F.8 Gloster Meteor FR.9 (Mod) Gloster Meteor NF.12 Gloster Meteor NF.14 Gloster Meteor T.7 GAF Jindivik
Newark_Air_Museum
British fighter aircraft of the 1930s and 40s
evolved into the Hurricane were for a similar armament fitment to the Gloster Gladiator: four machine guns; two in the wings and two in the fuselage
Hawker_Hurricane
The Gloster Goldfinch was a single-engined single-seat high-altitude biplane fighter of all-metal construction from the later 1920s. It did not reach
Gloster_Goldfinch
Prototype British naval fighter biplane
The Gloster SS.35 Gnatsnapper was a British naval biplane fighter design of the late 1920s. Two prototypes were built but the type did not enter production
Gloster_Gnatsnapper
Single-engined two-seat biplane
The Gloster Goral was a single-engined two-seat biplane built to an Air Ministry contract for a general-purpose military aircraft in the late 1920s. It
Gloster_Goral
1940s French turbojet aircraft engine
airliners, a SNCASO S.O.30P Bretagne (F-WAYD), SNCASE S.E.2060 Armagnac and a Gloster Meteor F.4 (RA491). The ATAR 101 was steadily developed with improvements
SNECMA_Atar_101
Canadian and British test pilot, squadron leader and correspondent
record with the RAF's first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor. He achieved an average speed of 614 mph with Meteor IV EE550, only two mph less than that of the
Bill_Waterton
1920s British piston aircraft engine
IV(G) 1929, Geared propeller drive. Lynx IV(MOD) 1929, 188 hp (140 kW), reconditioned and modified Lynx IV. Lynx IV(S) 1928, 200 hp (150 kW), fully supercharged
Armstrong_Siddeley_Lynx
British fighter aircraft
Specification N6/22 for a carrier and floatplane fighter to replace the Gloster Nightjar, powered by either the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar or the Bristol
Fairey_Flycatcher
20 mm autocannon
Mosquito Douglas Boston III (Intruder) Fairey Firefly Gloster Meteor Hawker Hurricane Mk IIC and IV Hawker Tempest Mk V Srs I Hawker Typhoon Mk IB Martin-Baker
Hispano-Suiza_HS.404
Royal Air Force squadron, 1956–1958
Buckmaster I Bristol Brigand B.1 Gloster Meteor T.7 1 (Overseas) Ferry Unit North American Harvard IIB Douglas Dakota IV Vickers Wellington X Hawker Tempest
Ferry_Squadron_RAF
British ejection and crashworthy seats manufacturer
Delta 2 Gloster Javelin Handley Page Victor Hawker Hunter Supermarine Swift Vickers Valiant Aermacchi MB-326 BAC 167 Strikemaster Dassault Étendard IV Dassault
Martin-Baker
C-54 Skymaster Douglas DC-4 Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar Fairey Firefly Gloster Meteor F.8 Grumman F7F Tigercat Grumman F9F Panther Hawker Sea Fury Hiller
List of military equipment used in the Korean War
List_of_military_equipment_used_in_the_Korean_War
1940s British turbojet aircraft engine
proposed jet powered variant[citation needed] Fokker S.14 Machtrainer Gloster Meteor Nord 1601 Tupolev '73' Tupolev '78' An unusual application of the
Rolls-Royce_Derwent
1920s British piston aircraft engine
Hyena Fairey Ferret Fairey Flycatcher Fokker C.V Fokker D.XVI Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster Grebe Handley Page Hampstead Hawker Danecock Hawker Hawfinch
Armstrong_Siddeley_Jaguar
First operational jet-powered fighter aircraft
heavily armed than any Allied fighter, including the British jet-powered Gloster Meteor. The Allies countered by attacking the aircraft on the ground and
Messerschmitt_Me_262
British mechanical engineer (1906–1995)
of the team at Gloster in the early 1940s that developed the first British jet aircraft that flew in May 1941, and later the Gloster Meteor. He was born
John_Cuss
1927 fighter aircraft family by Bristol
from RAF Fighter Command in July 1937, being primarily replaced by the Gloster Gauntlet. but continued to serve the RAF for a few years with Service Flying
Bristol_Bulldog
Gloster Aircraft Company site
The Bentham Works was a site of the Gloster Aircraft Company. It was built in 1941 at the bottom of Crickley Hill. It was assessed to be listed by Historic
Bentham_Works
Early British light aircraft
The Gloster Gannet was a single-seat single-engined light aircraft built by the Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Limited of Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Gloster_Gannet
French test pilot and Air Force colonel
School. During this time, Rozanoff flew the first Royal Air Force jet, the Gloster G-41, and participated in testing the P-59 Airacomet and the Lockheed P-80
Constantin_Rozanoff
Hatzerim Airbase Retired: Supermarine Spitfire, North American P-51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor, Dassault Ouragan, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II Active: General
List of Israeli Air Force aircraft squadrons
List_of_Israeli_Air_Force_aircraft_squadrons
1950s family of British fighter aircraft
RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor and the de Havilland Venom. The all-weather/night fighter role was filled by the Gloster Javelin. Successively improved
Hawker_Hunter
well as from land bases defending ports and attacking enemy shipping. Gloster Sea Gladiator Carrier-borne version of the Gladiator fitted with an arrestor
List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft in World War II
List_of_Fleet_Air_Arm_aircraft_in_World_War_II
1912–1996 Dutch aircraft manufacturer
number of military planes were built there under license, among them the Gloster Meteor twin-jet fighter and Lockheed's F-104 Starfighter. A second production
Fokker
Former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England
problems with the VCR glazing. The station still had at least two operational Gloster Meteor jet fighters, a squadron of twin tail-boomed de Havilland Venoms
RAF_West_Raynham
torpedo bomber Gloster Gamecock fighter Gloster Gauntlet fighter Gloster Gladiator fighter Gloster Grebe fighter Gloster Nightjar fighter Gloster Sparrowhawk
List of interwar military aircraft
List_of_interwar_military_aircraft
Russian-Polish-British-Canadian fighter and test pilot
London–Copenhagen–London, 4–5 April 1950. The attempt was organised by Gloster to help sell the Meteor IV to the Danish Air Force, which subsequently bought 20 aircraft
Janusz_Żurakowski
British Crown's judicial representative
Henry Nicholas Kemmis 1863: John Craven Westenra 1864: 1866: John Lloyd of Gloster 1867: Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse 1868: Captain Maxwell Fox of
High_Sheriff_of_King's_County
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
operated de Havilland Mosquito before transitioning to the jet powered Gloster Meteor and English Electric Canberra for photo reconnaissance. From 1 January
No._13_Squadron_RAF
Retrieved 28 May 2026. "Wreck of Gloster Gladiator Mk II N5628". RAF Museum Collections. Retrieved 28 May 2026. "Gloster Meteor F.8". RAF Museum Collections
List of aircraft at the Royal Air Force Museum London
List_of_aircraft_at_the_Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London
Topics referred to by the same term
California-based company, closed in 1998 Gauntlet track, a type of railroad track Gloster Gauntlet, a British biplane SA-15 "Gauntlet", a Soviet surface-to-air missile
Gauntlet
British fighter aircraft
Sabre IV and leading-edge radiators. These 300 Tempest Is were intended to replace an order for a similar quantity of Typhoons placed with the Gloster Aircraft
Hawker_Tempest
South African Air Force unit
by three old Gloster Gauntlets inherited from 430 Flight RAF. In March 1941, the squadron was planned to re-equip with Curtiss Mohawk IV fighters, but
2_Squadron_SAAF
Flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
with de Havilland Vampire jet fighters, moving on to the Gloster Meteor, and then the Gloster Javelin, flying these until 1961. After the jets, it moved
No._72_Squadron_RAF
Gloster TC.33 was a large four-engined biplane designed for troop carrying and medical evacuation in the early 1930s. Only one was built. The Gloster
Gloster_TC.33
Military unit
its HQ and eight guns defending Bardufos airfield where Royal Air Force Gloster Gladiator and later Hawker Hurricane fighters were based. Narvik was captured
1st Devonshire Artillery Volunteers
1st_Devonshire_Artillery_Volunteers
Aircraft engine that produces thrust by emitting a jet of gas
used in service. Meanwhile, in Britain the Gloster E28/39 had its maiden flight on 15 May 1941 and the Gloster Meteor finally entered service with the RAF
Jet_engine
Bristol Bulldog Mk.II Bristol Bulldog Mk.IV A Bristol Blenheim Mk.I Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II Gloster Gladiator Mk.II Hawker Hurricane Mk
List of military equipment of Germany's allies on the Eastern front
List_of_military_equipment_of_Germany's_allies_on_the_Eastern_front
Heavy machine gun
and more reliable Browning Model 1919 using metal-linked cartridges. The Gloster Gladiator was the last RAF fighter to be armed with the Vickers, later
Vickers_machine_gun
Fictional depictions of aircraft
Chupacabra" is one of the characters in the 2013 Disney animated film Planes. Gloster Gladiators appear in the Second World War novel Signed with their Honour
Aircraft_in_fiction
Defunct flying squadron of the Royal Air Force
it remained as a fighter squadron, converting to Gloster Meteor jet aircraft in 1951, and then Gloster Javelins until 1967. It then became the shadow unit
No._64_Squadron_RAF
Former Royal Air Force station in Iraq (1936–1959)
RAF (1941) Bristol Blenheim IV No. 94 Squadron RAF detachment (1941) Gloster Gladiator No. 123 Squadron RAF (1942) Gloster Gladiator No. 162 Squadron RAF
RAF_Habbaniya
Aviation museum in Elvington, York
War II Avro Anson T.21 VV901 Douglas Dakota IV KN353 Fairchild Argus II FK338 Gloster Meteor F.8 WL168 Gloster Meteor NF.14 WS788 Handley Page Halifax III
Yorkshire_Air_Museum
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