Gloster Grebe

Grebe
Gloster Grebe of No. 25 Squadron RAF.
General information
TypeFighter
ManufacturerGloster Aircraft Company
Designer
Primary usersRoyal Air Force
Number built133
History
Introduction date1923
First flight1923
RetiredRAF 1931, RNZAF 1938
Developed fromGloster Grouse
VariantsGloster Gamecock

The Gloster Grebe was developed by the Gloster Aircraft Company from the Gloster Grouse (an experimental aircraft later developed as a trainer), and was the Royal Air Force's first post-First World War fighter aircraft, entering service in 1923.