Gloster Aircraft Company
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Gloster Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer best known for producing the Gloster Meteor, the Allies’ first operational jet fighter during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gloster Aircraft Company canonical | 20 |
| Gloster aircraft | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft manufacturer
ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ military jet aircraft ⓘ |
| basedIn |
England
ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of British jet aviation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developed |
Gloster Meteor
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloster E.28/39 experimental jet aircraft
early British jet fighters ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
early Cold War ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| hasAircraftType |
biplane fighters
ⓘ
jet fighters ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace industry
ⓘ
defence industry ⓘ |
| locationType | aircraft manufacturing company ⓘ |
| notableAircraft |
Gloster Gladiator
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloster Gladiator biplane fighter
Gloster Javelin ⓘ
surface form:
Gloster Javelin all-weather interceptor
|
| notableFor |
Allies’ first operational jet fighter
ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ |
| operated | during World War II ⓘ |
| product |
Gloster Meteor
ⓘ
surface form:
Gloster E.28/39
Gloster F.5/34 ⓘ Gloster Gamecock ⓘ Gloster Gauntlet ⓘ Gloster Gladiator ⓘ Gloster Grebe ⓘ Gloster Javelin ⓘ Gloster Meteor ⓘ Gloster Gauntlet ⓘ
surface form:
Gloster SS.37
|
| roleInHistory | produced Allies’ first operational jet fighter ⓘ |
| servedCustomer |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| specialization |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ |
| technologyPioneerIn | jet propulsion for military aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gloster Meteor
this entity surface form:
Gloster aircraft