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Gloster III
Gloster IIIA at 1925 Schneider Trophy
Role Racing seaplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company
Designer Henry Folland
First flight 29 August 1925
Introduction 1925
Primary user Royal Air Force
Number built 2

The Gloster III was a British racing floatplane of the 1920s intended to compete for the Schneider Trophy air race. A single-engined, single-seat biplane, two were built, with one finishing second in the 1925 race.

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