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Gloster may refer to: Elizabeth Gloster (born 1949), English judge J. Gary Gloster (born 1936), American bishop in The Episcopal Church John Gloster (born
Gloster
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
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
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
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
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
American soccer player (born 2000)
Gloster (born July 28, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Gloster grew
Chris_Gloster
Former Chief Executive of Ireland's Health Service Executive
Bernard Gloster (born 1965/1966) is an Irish public servant who served as chief executive of the Health Service Executive from March 2023 to March 2026
Bernard_Gloster
Georgian house in County Offaly, Ireland
Gloster House is a Georgian-Palladian country house operating as a wedding venue near Brosna, County Offaly, Ireland. The design of the house has sometimes
Gloster_House
Former judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales (born 1949)
Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Lady Popplewell, DBE, PC (born 5 June 1949) is a British lawyer. She served as a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
Elizabeth_Gloster
Place in Mississippi, United States
Gloster is a town in central Amite County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 897 at the 2020 census. Gloster was incorporated on March 11
Gloster,_Mississippi
in the 1925 race. In 1924, the Gloster Aircraft Company designed and built the Gloster II, a development of the Gloster I racing aircraft to compete in
Gloster_III
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
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
Major confrontation during the Chinese Spring Offensive of the Korean War
Imjin), also known as the Battle of Solma-ri (Korean: 설마리 전투) or Battle of Gloster Hill (글로스터 고지 전투) in South Korea, or as Battle of Xuemali (Chinese: 雪马里战斗;
Battle_of_the_Imjin_River
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
American activist (1913–1997)
Gloster B. Current (1913 – July 3, 1997) was deputy executive director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the
Gloster_B._Current
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
Australian cricketer, coach, and physiotherapist
John Gloster is a physiotherapist who works with cricket teams. He was appointed the physiotherapist to the Indian team in February 2005. Gloster graduated
John_Gloster
1890s poem by Rudyard Kipling
"The Mary Gloster" is a poem by British writer Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936). It is dated 1894, but seems to have been first published in his 1896 collection
The_Mary_Gloster
Seventh president of Morehouse College
Hugh Morris Gloster (May 11, 1911 - February 16, 2002) was the seventh president of Morehouse College, responsible for establishing the Morehouse School
Hugh_Gloster
Aristocratic title
Duke of Gloucester (/ˈɡlɒstər/ GLOST-ər) is a British royal title (after Gloucester), often conferred on one of the sons of the reigning monarch. The first
Duke_of_Gloucester
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
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
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
Gloster Stuart Udy (21 May 1918 – 4 May 2003) was an Australian Uniting Church minister and author. Udy was the eldest son of Joseph George Stuart Udy
Gloster_Udy
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
Airbreathing jet engine which is typically used in aircraft
test pilot Erich Warsitz. The Gloster E.28/39, (also referred to as the "Gloster Whittle", "Gloster Pioneer", or "Gloster G.40") made the first British
Turbojet
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
1911 book by E. Temple Thurston
The Flower of Gloster is a 1911 book by E. Temple Thurston. Published by Williams and Norgate, it sold well enough to merit a second edition two years
The_Flower_of_Gloster
The Gloster VI was a racing seaplane developed as a contestant for the 1929 Schneider Trophy by the Gloster Aircraft Company. The aircraft was known as
Gloster_VI
Village and parish in Gloucestershire, England
of Double Gloucester cheese down Cooper's Hill. During World War II the Gloster Aircraft Company produced the famous Hawker Hurricane fighter, and following
Brockworth
Japanese carrier-based fighter
the late-1920s and early-1930s. It was a licensed copy of the British Gloster Gambet fighter, built by the Nakajima Aircraft Company for the Imperial
Nakajima_A1N
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Gloster is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gloster had
Gloster,_Louisiana
the Nighthawk were purchased by the Gloster Aircraft Company, who also hired Folland as chief designer. Gloster proceeded to produce a number of derivatives
Nieuport_Nighthawk
1920s British sport floatplane
The Gloster II was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s. A single-engined biplane, two were built to compete in the 1924 Schneider Trophy air race
Gloster_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
Lord Protector of England from 1422 to 1437
Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier and literary patron. He was, and styled himself
Humphrey,_Duke_of_Gloucester
British biochemist
Tracey Maureen Gloster is a chemist at the University of St Andrews. Her research interests are in structural biology, chemical biology, glycobiology
Tracey_Gloster
British engineer
was the chief designer at Glosters from 1937. He was awarded the C.B.E. in 1947 and was appointed Technical Director of Gloster Aircraft in 1948 remaining
George_Carter_(engineer)
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
1934–1977 aircraft manufacturer in the United Kingdom
Hawker Siddeley also acquired A.V. Roe & Company (Avro), Gloster Aircraft Company (Gloster) and Air Training Services. The constituent companies continued
Hawker_Siddeley
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
First jet aircraft of the United States
of the UK's jet program when he attended a taxiing demonstration of the Gloster E.28/39 in April 1941. The subject had been mentioned, but not in-depth
Bell_P-59_Airacomet
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"
British Royal Air Force engineer and air officer (1907–1996)
tentative contract with the Gloster Aircraft Company for a simple aircraft specifically to flight-test the W.1, the single-engine Gloster E.28/39. Whittle had
Frank_Whittle
1950–1953 conflict in Korean Peninsula
For the initial months of the war, the P-80 Shooting Star, F9F Panther, Gloster Meteor, and other jets under the UN flag dominated the Korean People's
Korean_War
September 1951 two RAF Gloster Meteors collided during a formation roll near RAF Waterbeach. On 1 November 1951 two RAF Gloster Meteors collided on landing
List of mid-air collisions and incidents in the United Kingdom
List_of_mid-air_collisions_and_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom
1940s British turbojet aircraft engine
early versions of the Hawker Hunter and Handley Page Victor, and every Gloster Javelin. Production was also started under licence in the United States
Armstrong_Siddeley_Sapphire
American prelate (born 1936)
James Gary Gloster (born June 6, 1936) is an American prelate who served as Suffragan Bishop of North Carolina in The Episcopal Church between 1996 and
J._Gary_Gloster
1929–1964 aircraft manufacturer
the Gloster works to form Gloster-Saro utilising both companies' expertise in aluminium forming to produce fire appliances and tankers in the Gloster factory
Saunders-Roe
The following are operators of the Gloster Gladiator. Royal Australian Air Force No. 3 Squadron RAAF Belgium received 16 Mk I aircraft (G15-G30) and an
List of Gloster Gladiator operators
List_of_Gloster_Gladiator_operators
American gridiron football player (born 1995)
Jamar Daevon McGloster (born June 4, 1995) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He most recently played for the Montreal Alouettes of
Jamar_McGloster
Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.
Gloster is an unincorporated community in Gwinnett County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. A post office named Glouster was established in 1892, and remained
Gloster,_Georgia
English noble title
The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of England. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play
Earl_of_Gloucester
Mid-size SUV
version of the Maxus D90. Maxus Territory Maxus Territory (rear) The MG Gloster is a rebadged version of the D90 produced by MG Motor India for the Indian
Maxus_D90
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
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 fighter plane unit in World War II
For several weeks, the island of Malta was protected by a small force of Gloster Sea Gladiator biplane fighters (subsequently supported by Hawker Hurricanes)
Hal_Far_Fighter_Flight_RAF
The Gloster Southern Railroad (reporting mark GLSR) was a United States shortline railroad that operated in Mississippi and Louisiana. The GLSR began
Gloster_Southern_Railroad
Triangle shaped aircraft wing configuration
can be traced back to the late 1940s. When used with a T-tail, as in the Gloster Javelin, like other wings a delta wing can give rise to a "deep stall"
Delta_wing
was a British aerospace engineer, and main designer for jet aircraft of Gloster Aircraft Company. He was born in 1900 in Bradford. After an apprenticeship
Richard_Walker_(engineer)
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
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
fighter Fairey Firefly (FAA) fleet fighter Gloster Gladiator (RAF, FAA) Gloster Sea Gladiator (FAA) Gloster Meteor (RAF) jet fighter Grumman Martlet/Wildcat
List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_the_United_Kingdom_in_World_War_II
Gloster Armstrong KCMG KBE (17 January 1861 – 6 February 1938), was an Irish-born diplomat for the United Kingdom, spy and businessman. Henry Gloster
Harry_Armstrong_(diplomat)
Aviation museum in Staverton, Gloucestershire
in 2019. Gloster Gamecock J7904 – reproduction Gloster E28/39 – replica Gloster Meteor F.8 WH364 Gloster Meteor NF.13 WM366 – on loan Gloster Meteor T
Jet_Age_Museum
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
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
Defunct British jet engine manufacturer
It was selected to power the Gloster E.28/39, the first jet aircraft to fly in the United Kingdom. Power Jets and Gloster had quickly formed a good working
Power_Jets
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
British writer and poet (1916–1990)
face the enemy. He was assigned to No. 80 Squadron RAF, flying obsolete Gloster Gladiators, the last biplane fighter aircraft used by the RAF. Dahl was
Roald_Dahl
River in New Zealand
The Gloster River is a river in the Marlborough region of New Zealand. It arises on the northern slope of Dillon Cone in the Inland Kaikōura Range and
Gloster_River
The Gloster Meteor is a twin-engined jet fighter, the first jet aircraft to serve with the RAF and the only Allied jet aircraft to reach combat in World
List of surviving Gloster Meteors
List_of_surviving_Gloster_Meteors
Serbian tennis player (born 1987)
Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2020. Rob Gloster; Mason Levinson (13 September 2011). "Djokovic Charms U.S. Open Crowds
Novak_Djokovic
War Memorial in South Korea
Gloucestershire Regiment (the Glorious Glosters) was ordered to "Hold on where you are", is remembered as "Gloster Hill". The hill is south of the Imjin
Gloucester Hill Battle Monument
Gloucester_Hill_Battle_Monument
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
British turbojet engine
jet engine to fly, as the "Whittle Supercharger Type W1", powering the Gloster E.28/39 on its maiden flight at RAF Cranwell on 15 May 1941. The W.1 was
Power_Jets_W.1
The Gloster IV was a single-engined biplane racing floatplane designed and produced by the British aviation manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company. In response
Gloster_IV
Historic house in Louisiana, United States
historic mansion located at 5030 LA 5, about 2.8 miles (4.5 km) southeast of Gloster, Louisiana, U.S.. According to family records, it was built in the 1846
Roseneath (Gloster, Louisiana)
Roseneath_(Gloster,_Louisiana)
British piston aircraft engine family
– (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 Hyderabad Handley
Napier_Lion
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
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
English contract law case
be heard in the Commercial Court, where it came before Dame Elizabeth Gloster. Boris Berezovsky, one of the Russian oligarchs who amassed considerable
Berezovsky_v_Abramovich
as opposed to 210 Finnish aircraft shot down. Polikarpov I-15 Gloster Gauntlet Gloster Gladiator Hawker Hurricane Messerschmitt Bf 109 Morane-Saulnier
List of aircraft of Finland in World War II
List_of_aircraft_of_Finland_in_World_War_II
Domesticated bird
(created from a Border and Crest), and Glosters are often about 4.5 inches in length. There are two variations of the Gloster: the Consort (smooth head) and the
Domestic_canary
Former British Army regiment
The Gloucestershire Regiment, commonly referred to as the Glosters, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 until 1994. It traced its
Gloucestershire_Regiment
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
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
Air base in Israel
Airbase: Single-seat Gloster Meteor F.8 jet of 117 Squadron "First Jet" in flight, of Ramat David in July 1954 Two two-seater Gloster Meteor T.7 jet trainer
Ramat_David_Airbase
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
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
English test pilot
pilot for Gloster Aircraft as well as a serving RAF officer. "Gerry" Sayer flew Britain's maiden jet flight in Sir Frank Whittle's Gloster E.28/39 (Pioneer)
Gerry_Sayer
American rapper from Virginia
Marcus Vance Gloster (born April 29, 1986), known professionally as Black Cobain, is an American rapper. He collaborated on the Wale track "4 AM" and
Black_Cobain
British test pilot (1909-1991)
person to fly the Gloster Meteor in March 1943, Britain's first production jet aircraft. He was the second person to fly the Gloster E.28/39 "Pioneer"
Michael_Daunt
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
British ejection and crashworthy seats manufacturer
successfully live-tested by Lynch on 24 July 1946, who ejected from a Gloster Meteor travelling at 320 mph (510 km/h) IAS at 8,000 feet (2,400 m) over
Martin-Baker
British aircraft manufacturer (1912–1961)
1950s Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft built many Gloster Meteor, Hawker Seahawk, Hawker Hunter and Gloster Javelin jet fighters at their Bitteswell and Baginton
Armstrong_Whitworth_Aircraft
American politician (died 1919)
Gloster H. Hill (c. 1840 – 1919) was a state legislator in Louisiana. He represented Ascension Parish in the from 1868-1870 and 1874-1876 in the Louisiana
Gloster_H._Hill
Military unit
contribution to the defense of Finnish Lapland, from January 7, 1940, with 12 Gloster Gladiator Mk. II (J 8A) fighters, five Hawker Hart (B 4) bombers, and eight
Flying Regiment 19, Finnish Air Force
Flying_Regiment_19,_Finnish_Air_Force
GLOSTER
GLOSTER
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city of Gloucester. The place originally bore the British name Glēvum (apparently from a cognate of Welsh gloyw ‘bright’), to which was added the Old English element ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (Latin castra ‘legionary camp’).
GLOSTER
GLOSTER
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
King
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Virgil, possibly VERGIL means "flourishing." Compare with another form of Vergil.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, named from Old Norse hlÃf ‘protection’, ‘shelter’ (or an unrecorded Old English cognate) + Old English Ä“g ‘island’.English (chiefly Lancashire) : possibly in a few cases from an Old English personal name composed of the lÄ“of ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + sige ‘victory’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Blessed with Guru's Grace
Female
Japanese
(1-由佳, 2-佑香) Japanese name YUKA means 1) "cause-good," and 2) "help-fragrant/incense."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Constans, COSTANZO means "steadfast."Â
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indonesian, Muslim
Dew Drops
Girl/Female
Tamil
Love
Biblical
fighting, or multiplying, of Jehovah
GLOSTER
GLOSTER
GLOSTER
GLOSTER
GLOSTER
v. t.
To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."