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Gloster Aircraft Co.
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Formed
during World War I, Gloster was probably most famous for it's
radial-engined biplanes of the inter-war years. Gloster was
also a pioneer in jet aircraft, designing and producing the Meteor.
History 1917: Airco and H.H. Martyn form the Gloucestershire Aircraft Co. to manufacture aircraft 1921: Harry Folland appointed chief engineer 1926: Company changes its name to Gloster Aircraft Co. to help export customers 1934: Gloster is taken over by Hawker to form the Hawker Siddeley Group. Folland leaves to form his own firm. Gloster is run as a separate division. 1961: Armstrong Whitworth and Gloster are combined to form the Whitworth Gloster division of Hawker Siddeley. |
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