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Gloster Nightjar
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The Nightjar was a British carrier-based fighter aircraft of the early 1920s. It was a modification of the earlier Nieuport Nighthawk fighter produced by Gloster after the Nieuport & General company, which designed the Nighthawk, closed down. Twenty-two were converted, serving with the British Royal Air Force from 1922 to 1924.
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Role | Fighter |
Manufacturer | Gloster Aircraft Company |
Designer | Henry Folland |
First flight | 1921 |
Introduction | 1922 |
Retired | 1924 |
Primary user | Royal Air Force |
Number built | 22 |
Developed from | Nieuport Nighthawk |
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