Gloster VI
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The Gloster VI was a racing seaplane developed as a contestant for the 1929 Schneider Trophy by the Gloster Aircraft Company.
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Gloster VI | |
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Role | Racing seaplane |
Manufacturer | Gloster |
Introduction | 1929 |
Primary user | Royal Air Force, High Speed Flight |
Number built | 2 |
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The aircraft was known as the Golden Arrow, partly in reference to its colour, the distinctive three-lobed cowling of the 'broad-arrow' Napier Lion engine, but also to another contemporary Lion-powered record-breaker, Henry Segrave's Golden Arrow land speed record car.