Gloster Grebe
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The Gloster Grebe was a British single-seat biplane fighter of the early 1920s, notable as one of the Royal Air Force’s first new frontline fighters after World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gloster Grebe canonical | 5 |
| Gloster Grebe design | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-seat biplane fighter ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | wood-and-fabric construction ⓘ |
| category |
1920s British fighter aircraft
ⓘ
Gloster Aircraft Company ⓘ
surface form:
Gloster aircraft
|
| combatType | fighter ⓘ |
| configuration |
single-engine
ⓘ
tractor configuration ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Gloster Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air superiority
ⓘ
day fighter operations ⓘ |
| developedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| era |
early 1920s
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1923 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Gloster Aircraft Company ⓘ |
| militaryBranchUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the RAF’s first new frontline fighters after World War I ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| originatedAs | British military aircraft project ⓘ |
| powerplant | single piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| role | fighter ⓘ |
| seatConfiguration | single-seat ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | post-World War I ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | Gloster Gamecock ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fighter trainer
ⓘ
frontline fighter ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring | interwar period ⓘ |
| usedIn | United Kingdom air defence ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a
this entity surface form:
Gloster Grebe design