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	The Gloster Meteor
		The Meteor I was fitted with four 20 millimeter Hispano Mark III cannon, though six had been specified in the original G.41 requirement, and in fact one of the prototypes had mounted six.
		Meteor pilots were keen to test their aircraft against the Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter, but at least initially they had orders not to fly beyond enemy lines lest one of their aircraft be shot down and examined.
		The RAAF began receiving Meteor F.8s at the end of 1949, most of which were modified to carry a radio compass, with the antenna in a small dome on the aircraft's spine.
	www.vectorsite.net /avmeteor.html (7242 words)

	Gloster Meteor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gloster Meteor was the first jet fighter aircraft of the British Royal Air Force, introduced into service only weeks after the Third Reich's Messerschmitt Me 262, in August 1944 during World War II.
		The Meteor was also operated by the airforces of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Syria and Sweden.
		Although many Gloster Meteors survive in Museums and collections only five remain airworthy, four in the United Kingdom and a F8 fighter which was exported to Australia in 2002.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gloster_Meteor (966 words)

	Gloster Aircraft Company - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The company produced the Gloster Grebe; Gloster Gladiator; Hawker Hurricane; Hawker Typhoon; Gloster Meteor and Gloster Javelin and its test runway became famous for the first flight of Sir Frank Whittle's turbo-jet aircraft.
		This formed the basis for the Gloster Meteor, the only jet to be used by the Allied Forces during World War II.
		In 1952 the two seat, delta-winged Gloster Javelin was developed as an all weather fighter that could fly above 50,000 feet at almost the speed of sound.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gloster (750 words)

	Gloster Meteor Development History
		This led Gloster to fit one opening panel in the side of the front windshield panel and the second in the side of the canopy itself for the instructor's use.
		Although Gloster's private Meteor F4 demonstator G-AIDC was converted to T7 standard as G-AIDC, it was not a prototype T7 and did not participate in the T7 development program for the RAF instead being sent by Gloster on a series of tours to spearhead further export sales of the Meteor.
		The prototype RAF Meteor T7, VW410 first flew on 26 October 1948 and was retained by the company to head the test programme, while it had the same engines as the F8 the removal of armament reduced its weight by almost 1,000 lbs resulting in improved takeoff and climb performance.
	www.meteorflight.com /trainer.htm (695 words)

	The Gloster Meteor
		The Meteor I was fitted with four 20 millimeter Hispano cannon, though six had been specified in the original G.41 requirement, and in fact one of the prototypes had mounted six.
		The Meteor seemed to be no match for the MiG-15, though Australian pilots protested that they might have done much better had they been trained for air-to-air combat rather than ground support, but by the end of 1951 the Meteor had been relegated to the ground-support role.
		The Meteor is noteworthy for its historical significance as the first Allied jet fighter to see service, as well as for its long service with the RAF and many other countries.
	www.faqs.org /docs/air/avmeteor.html (6955 words)

	Gloster Meteor T.7
		Meteors were the first jet trainers in service and marked the end of the conversion from piston powered aircraft to jets.
		In its training variant the Meteor was lengthened by 30 inches to allow for the second cockpit, the armament was removed and full dual controls were fitted.
		Although the training role of the Meteor was replaced by the Vampire a number of operational stations continued to operate the Meteor for continuation and refresher training.
	www.gatwick-aviation-museum.co.uk /meteor/meteor.html (559 words)

	GLOSTER METEOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Gloster Meteor was the first jet figther in RAF coming into service during WW II.
		The prototype Meteor Mk I flew for the first time in 1943 and this type distingished itself among others in destroying a German V-1 bomb.
		The Gloster Meteor F. Mk.8, 499, is restored for static display in DV by a group of young peopler under the Videbaek Youth School.
	www.flymuseum.dk /sprog/engelsk/UKfly/meteor_uk.html (315 words)

	Gloster Meteor
		Whereas earlier Egyptian deployments had enabled IAF Meteors to be based in a northern air base, new Egyptian jets and their location in air bases in the Sinai required a rapid Israeli response to the Egyptian threat.
		An Egyptian radar station was destroyed on October 31st, and on November 2nd the Meteors participated in the conquest of the Gaza Strip and the destruction of the 8th Palestinian division.
		Meteors were also involved in a number of friendly fire cases, hitting IDF ground forces on October 31st.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/History/meteor.html (1970 words)

	Gloster Meteor: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The gloster aircraft company was formed at brockworth (gloucester) in 1915 as the gloucestershire aircraft company....
		The korean war (korean:), from june 25, 1950 to july 27, 1953, was a conflict between north korea and south...
		Argentina is a country in southern south america, situated between the andes in the west and the southern atlantic ocean in the east....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gl/gloster_meteor.htm (1543 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Gloster Meteor: Britain's First Operational Military Jet
		The Gloster Meteor was developed in order to combat the V1 flying bombs, themselves powered by a type of jet engine known as a pulse-jet.
		The first Meteor 1s began to enter RAF squadron service from 12 July, 1944, with Number 616 (South Yorkshire) Squadron, which was given a detached flight of seven Meteor F Mark I's when it moved to Manston in Kent.
		The Meteor F8 was the RAF's principal day-fighter from 1950 to 1955.
	www.bbc.co.uk /go/search/int/pan/h2g2/-/dna/h2g2/A12746162 (2223 words)

	Gloster Meteor F8 airplane pictures & aircraft photos - RAF Museums
		The Gloster Meteor was the only allied jet to see combat in World War II and in its various marks served in day, night and training operations.
		In an effort to redress the balance the Gloster design office produced a re-design which was a marked improvement while retaining as much of the structure of the earlier aircraft as possible for production purposes.
		The new Meteor proved a success and over a thousand of the new fighters were built to re-equip twenty Fighter Command squadrons and ten squadrons of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /gloster-meteor-f8.htm (224 words)

	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org - British Aviation Resource Center - Meteor
		Most Meteors had the capability of being modified to carry two 1,000 lb.
		The RAF was reluctant to allow thier new jet fighter to engage in combat over the continent for fear of a shot down example falling into German hands.
		With these restrictions the Meteor was limited to British airspace where it found itself adept at downing V-1's.
	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org /BARC/meteor.html (432 words)

	TRENT METEOR
		To give the proper ground clearance for the propeller, the Meteor was modified with an extended landing gear and small fins were added to the horizontal stabilizers to increase lateral stability.
		The Trent Meteor was flown for the first time on 20 September 1945, but was found to have very bad handling characteristics.
		Meteors of various marks were used to test a number of engines in order to try to improve the performance of the aircraft, although none made a dramatic improvement in overall performance.
	paginas.terra.com.br /lazer/fslucariny/TrenMet.htm (530 words)

	3D c4d Gloster Meteor jet
		The Gloster E28/39 first flew from Cranwell on May 15th 1941 and the decision was made soon after by the Air Ministry to produce a jet fighter.
		Because the Meteor, (as the new jet fighter was soon to be called) was a leap into the unknown the airframe was of conservative and simple design, the only novel feature being the use of a nosewheel undercarriage.
		During 1944 the Meteor's prime responsibility was to combat the V1 flying bomb, before moving to the continent in the ground attack role.
	www.turbosquid.com /FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/321140 (525 words)

	GLOSTER METEOR
		Meteors remained in service with several air forces for many years and saw action with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in the Korean War.
		The Meteor was also operated by the airforces of Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Syria and Sweden.
		Although many Gloster Meteors survive in Museums and collections only five remain airworthy, four in the United Kingdom and a F8 fighter which was exported to Australia in 2002.
	www.solarnavigator.net /aviation_and_space_travel/gloster_meteor.htm (962 words)

	Keith Meggs : The Gloster Meteor
		The RAF began receiving Meteor F.8s at the end of 1949, most of which were modified to carry a radio compass, with the antenna in a small dome on the aircraft's spine.
		The Meteor seemed to be no match for the MiG-15, though Australian pilots protested that they might have done much better had they been trained for air-to-air combat rather than ground support, but by the end of 1951 the Meteor had been relegated to the ground-support role.
		A total of 1,183 F.8s were built in all by Gloster and Armstrong-Whitworth, with 23 ex-RAF aircraft supplied to Belgium, 60 new-build aircraft to Brazil, 20 new-build aircraft to Denmark, 12 ex-RAF aircraft to Egypt, 11 new-build aircraft to Israel, 5 ex-RAF aircraft to the Netherlands, and 12 new-build and 7 ex-RAF aircraft to Syria.
	www.ctie.monash.edu.au /hargrave/MEGGS_meteor.html (1558 words)

	Gloster Meteor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Nevertheless, its Gloster Meteor had the honor of going down in history as the only Allied aircraft of the new generation to go into service before the end of World War 11.
		Conversion to Meteors was completed towards the end of August, and the autumn was spent preparing for operations on the continent.
		Between 10 and 17 October, however, four Meteors were detached to Debden, to take part in an exercise with the USAAF 2nd Bombardment Division and 65th Fighter Wing, to enable defensive tactics against the Luftwaffe's Messerschmitt Me 163 and Me 262 fighters to be devised.
	www.kotfsc.com /aviation/meteor.htm (1699 words)

	Gloster Meteor
		While at least twenty-nine Meteors were lost as a direct result of enemy action in Korea, the vast majority of these were shot down by anti-aircraft fire while serving in a ground attack capacity.
		Meteor production, all variants, totalled some 3545 aircraft and it proved itself to be a remarkably adaptable and robust aeroplane not just for the RAF but also for a wide range of development work.
		Although many Gloster Meteors survive in museums and collections only five remain airworthy, four in the United Kingdom and a F.8 which was exported to Australia in 2002.
	plane-crazy.purplecloud.net /Aircraft/Jets/Meteor/gloster_meteor.htm (3884 words)

	Corgi AA35002 - Diecast Model Meteor RAF No.601 Sqn, RAF North Weald, England, (F.Mk8): The Flying Mule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Gloster Metor was not only the first jet aircraft to go into squadron service with the Royal Air Force, but also the only Allied jet aircraft to see action in the second World War.
		The first squadron of Meteors was just in time to join piston-engined fighters in their fight against the flying-bombs in 1944.
		From the Mk.1, the Meteor was developed into various fighter, trainer and reconnaissance variants, but it was the Mark 8 that bacame the most successful and prolific.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/CG-AA35002 (319 words)

	IAF Museum. Gloster Meteor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Meteor was the first jet fighter in the IAF.
		The Israeli Meteors scored at least four air-to-air kills.
		After 1956 Sinai campaign, the Meteor was used as trainer until 1965.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/7934/iafm_meteor.htm (83 words)

	Armstrong Whitworth (Gloster) Meteor jet \| Aircraft Blueprints \| Aviation History \| Airplane Plans
		The Meteor was of conventional layout, with engines in mid-wing nacelles, and it was capable of accepting many t...
		The Meteor was of conventional layout, with engines in mid-wing nacelles, and it was capable of accepting many types of engine.
		The Gloster Meteor was a hugely successful pioneering jet fighter and trainer with over 3,500 units being built and serving with the air forces of sixteen countries.
	www.aviationshoppe.com /catalog/armstrong-whitworth-gloster-meteor-jet-p-42.html (252 words)

	Gloster Meteor Jet Fighter / Bomber - Military and Civilian Aircraft
		The Gloster Meteor was the first jet-powered aircraft to enter operational service for any air force in history.
		One particular mission, a Meteor pilot actually used his wing to tip the V-1 rocket out of flight after his four cannon had jammed (an early problem with Meteor armament that was shortly rectified).
		Royal Air Force Meteors were actually still in limited service as late as 1977, owing to the great legacy of the aircraft's design an flexibility of the airframe.
	www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=123 (715 words)

	Gloster Meteor F8 (WL181), North East Aircraft Museum (Britain)
		The Meteor was originally planned to fly with a Welland engine (formerly known as the W2B) built by Rover Motors of Coventry.
		The Australian Air Force must have known that the Meteor was no match for the current generation of aircraft, it appears that maybe all Sabres were being directed towards the USAF at the time.
		The Meteor remained in service with Argentina until the late 1950s, and was replaced by the F-86 (Ironically, given the American Government's previous resistance to arms sales).
	www.neam.co.uk /meteor.html (1801 words)

	Tamiya America Item #61065 \| Gloster Meteor F.1 V-1 - (Fieseler Fi 103)
		Subsequent testing led to the mounting of two Rolls Royce engines, which gave the Gloster Meteor F-1 an impressive top speed of 668km/h.
		On August 4th of 1944, while flying his Meteor on jammed, he recorded the first victory over a V-1 by using the tip of his wing to knock the weapon off course, where it crashed in an unpopulated area.
		The innovative development of both the Meteor and the V-1 laid the foundation for future jet fighters and missile weaponry.
	www.tamiyausa.com /product/item.php?product-id=61065 (278 words)

	Gloster Meteor F.8 Aviaiton Warbird
		The Meteor in the Museum collection is the only Gloster Meteor F.8 flying in the world.
		The Gloster Meteor was the first operational jet to fly with the Royal Air Force.
		Meteor F.8 aircraft were taken into action by 77 Squadron RAAF, in Korea, against the Mig-15.
	www.aviationmuseum.com.au /aircraft/Meteor.cfm (296 words)

	Corgi - Diecast Models - Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8, 601(Royal Auxiliary Air Force) Squadron, RAF North Weald, Essex, ...
		The Gloster Meteor was not only the first jet aircraft to go into squadron service with the Royal Air Force, but also the only Allied jet aircraft to see action in the second World War.
		From the Mk.1, the Meteor was developed into various fighter, trainer and reconnaissance variants, but it was the Mark 8 that became the most successful and prolific.
		The Meteor F.8 equipped nineteen front-line RAF squadrons and ten squadrons of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, including No.601 (County of London) Squadron at RAF North Weald, Essex..
	www.corgi.co.uk /CorgiSite/AA2005CS/AA35002.htm (261 words)

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