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This week's photo pack features early Gloster Meteors, so single seaters with the rounded tails, MkIs to Mk4s with a few PRMk10s to make the numbers up!
Mainly from the 1940s and 1950s, the photos show the change from camouflage to aluminium and from squadron codes to squadron colour bars.
This week's photo pack features early Gloster Meteors, so single seaters with the rounded tails, MkIs to Mk4s with a few PRMk10s to make the numbers up! Mainly from the 1940s and 1950s, the photos show the change from camouflage to aluminium and from squadron codes to squadron colour bars.
EE227 Gloster Meteor BOW0063.jpg
Meteor EE227 of 616 Sqn
Meteor EE227 of 616 Sqn
EE236 Gloster Meteor BOW0062.jpg
Meteor EE236 YQ-H of 616 Sqn
Meteor EE236 YQ-H of 616 Sqn
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV MYS0574.jpg
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV MYS0572.jpg
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV MYS0570.jpg
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV MYS0565.jpg
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE521 Gloster Meteor IV
EE528 Gloster Meteor F4 BOW0148.jpg
EE528 Gloster Meteor F4
EE528 Gloster Meteor F4
EE530 Gloster Meteor IV MYS0567.jpg
RAF High Speed Flight August 1946
RAF High Speed Flight August 1946
EE549 Gloster Meteor FIV BN2739.jpg
EE549 Gloster Meteor World Air Speed Record Holder. On display Horseguards Parade September 1968. 7th September 1946, Gp Capt EM (Teddy) Donaldson set a new world record of 615.78 mph flying EE549 off the Sussex coast at Rustington.
EE549 Gloster Meteor World Air Speed Record Holder. On display Horseguards Parade September 1968. 7th September 1946, Gp Capt EM (Teddy) Donaldson set a new world record of 615.78 mph flying EE549 off the Sussex coast at Rustington.
EE550 Gloster Meteor FIV BOW0001.jpg
EE550 Gloster Meteor FIV Air Speed Record 606 mph at Tangmere September 1946 Gp Cpt E M Donaldson. S/Ldr Waterton did 614 mph.
EE550 Gloster Meteor FIV Air Speed Record 606 mph at Tangmere September 1946 Gp Cpt E M Donaldson. S/Ldr Waterton did 614 mph.
Gloster Meteor MYS0625.jpg
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Gloster Meteor MYS0616.jpg
Head on view
Head on view
Gloster Meteor MYS0614.jpg
Meteors of 124 Sqn
Meteors of 124 Sqn
Gloster Meteor MYS0485.jpg
early Meteor
early Meteor
Gloster Meteor MYS0484.jpg
early Meteor at public display
early Meteor at public display
Gloster Meteor BN2758.jpg
Chief Test Pilot at Gloster Aircraft flying the first Meteors and was the first in the UK to exceed 600 mph.
Chief Test Pilot at Gloster Aircraft flying the first Meteors and was the first in the UK to exceed 600 mph.
Gloster Meteor F1 BOW0066.jpg
616 Sqn at Manston, 4 January 1945.
616 Sqn at Manston, 4 January 1945.
Gloster Meteor F3 BOW0108.jpg
Gloster Meteor F3
Gloster Meteor F3
Gloster Meteor F3 BOW0099.jpg
Gloster Meteor F3 616 Sqn
Gloster Meteor F3 616 Sqn
Gloster Meteor F4 MYS0595.jpg
MetroVick test bed
MetroVick test bed
Gloster Meteor F4 BOW0242.jpg
Gloster Meteor F4 Egyptian AF
Gloster Meteor F4 Egyptian AF
Gloster Meteor F4 BOW0048.jpg
Gloster Meteor F4 257 Sqn Horsham St Faith September 1948 Execise Dagger
Gloster Meteor F4 257 Sqn Horsham St Faith September 1948 Execise Dagger
Gloster Meteor FI BN2518.jpg
Gloster Meteor FI BN2509.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIII BN2500.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIII Metro Vick engines
Gloster Meteor FIII Metro Vick engines
Gloster Meteor FIII BN2499.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIII Metro Vick engines
Gloster Meteor FIII Metro Vick engines
Gloster Meteor FIII BN2495.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIII BN2493.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIII
Gloster Meteor FIII
Gloster Meteor FIII BN2492.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIII Rolls Royce aircraft with Derwent engines
Gloster Meteor FIII Rolls Royce aircraft with Derwent engines
Gloster Meteor FIII BN2487.jpg
G-AIDC Gloster Meteor FIII
G-AIDC Gloster Meteor FIII
Gloster Meteor FIV BOW0101.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV 600 Sqn
Gloster Meteor FIV 600 Sqn
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2744.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2741.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2740.jpg
RNAF, Brussels, June 1949
RNAF, Brussels, June 1949
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2735.jpg
Gatwick 1948
Gatwick 1948
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2731.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2730.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2729.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2728.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2727.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2726.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2725.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2724.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV 349 Sqn
Gloster Meteor FIV 349 Sqn
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2723.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV Belgian AF
Gloster Meteor FIV Belgian AF
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2722.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV Belgian AF Paris Air Show June 1950
Gloster Meteor FIV Belgian AF Paris Air Show June 1950
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2721.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV Belgian AF
Gloster Meteor FIV Belgian AF
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2720.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV
Gloster Meteor FIV BN2719.jpg
Gloster Meteor FIV RNAF
Gloster Meteor FIV RNAF
