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Meteor Manufacturer : Gloster Number Built : 3947 Production Began : 1944 Retired : Type : The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. Designed by George Carter, and built by the Gloster Aircraft Company, Armstrong-Whitworth, the Meteor first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The Gloster Meteor was not an aerodynamically advanced aircraft but the Gloster design team succeeded in producing an effective jet fighter that served the RAF and other air forces for decades. Meteors saw action with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in the Korean War and other air forces used the Meteor. The Royal Danish Air Force, The Belgian Air Force and Isreali Air Force kept the Meteor in service until the early 1970's. A Total of 3947 meteors were built and two Meteors, WL419 and WA638, remain in service with the Martin-Baker company as ejection seat testbeds.

Meteor

Meteor Artwork Collection

Gloster Meteor Mk F.1 EE227 YQ-Y. by M A Kinnear.

Clipped Signature - Robert Beardsley.

Clipped Signature - Keith Lawrence.

Clipped Signature - Peter Cadbury.

222 Sqn Meteors over the Forth Bridge by Ivan Berryman.

Meteors Over Castle Howard by Michael Rondot.

Meteoric Victory by Tom Marchant. (PC)