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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Aircraft manufacturer
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Royal_Aeronautical_Society_awards
gptkb:British_Design_Council_awards
gptkb:Queen's_Award_for_Export
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:NATO_forces
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:British_Ministry_of_Defence
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gptkbp:discontinued
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1963
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gptkbp:founded
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1917
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gptkbp:founder
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George_H._B._Gloster
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Gloucester,_England
gptkb:England
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Gloucestershire
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Established a legacy in military aviation
Influenced post-war aircraft design
Pioneered jet propulsion technology
Contributed to the development of supersonic flight
Set_standards_for_aircraft_manufacturing_in_the_UK
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Gloster Aircraft Company
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gptkbp:industry
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Aerospace
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:Sir_William_Gloster
gptkb:Sir_Robert_McLean
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Gloster_Javelin
Gloster Meteor
Gloster Gladiator
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Sir_John_C._H._Houghton
gptkb:Sir_Frank_Whittle
gptkb:Sir_George_Edwards
Sir_Arthur_W._H._Gloster
Sir_William_H._H._Gloster
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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Closed
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley
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gptkbp:products
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Military aircraft
Civil aircraft
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Developed the first British jet fighter
Produced first jet aircraft in the UK
Contributed_to_WWII_efforts
Merged_with_Hawker_Siddeley
Participated_in_the_Cold_War_aircraft_development
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Gloster_Aircraft_Company_Limited
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Aviation
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gptkbp:type
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Private company
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gptkbp:website
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www.glosteraircraft.com
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