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    Gloster Meteor

    The Gloster Meteor was the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in WW2. It entered service with the RAF in 1944. The F.1 was made in limited numbers and used mainly against V1s. It was soon replaced by the F.3 the only other WW2 version.

    The Meteor was not an advanced design, but it was successful and after the war it was used by over 15 countries and eventually served with more than 50 squadrons in Britain. The Meteor saw post-war combat in Korea, Argentina, Algeria and Suez.

    The Meteor was armed with 4 x 20mm cannon.

    This example is a Meteor F.1 of 616 Squadron RAF circa 1944.



    This example is a Meteor F.1 of 616 Squadron RAF circa 1944.



    This example is a Meteor F.1 of the USAF circa 1944. This aircraft was exchanged for a Bell P-59.





    This example is a Meteor F.3 of 63 Squadron RAF circa 1948.



    This example is a Meteor F.3 of 74 Squadron RAF circa 1945.



    This example is a Meteor F.3 of 91 Squadron RAF circa 1946.



    This example is a Meteor F.3 of 245 Squadron RAF circa 1945.



    This example is a Meteor F.3 of 257 Squadron RAF circa 1947.


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    This example is a Meteor F.3 of 266 Squadron RAF circa 1945.



    This example is a Meteor F.3 of 616 Squadron RAF circa 1945.



    This example is a Meteor F.3/F.4 which set the World Speed Record of 606mph in 1945.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Argentine Air Force circa 1948.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Argentine Air Force circa 1960.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Argentine Air Force circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Argentine Air Force circa 1961.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Argentine Air Force circa 1960.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Argentine Air Force circa 1964.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Belgian Air Force circa 1950.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Belgian Air Force circa 1954.


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    excellent.....would love to see f-8s from the korean war 77 sqn RAAF....were hard pressed against the MIG-15s ranged against it, but had a new lease of life as a fighter bomber, carrying 10x rp-3 specially modified napalm rockets
    Fr President Clemenceau’s speech to the AIF 7th July 1918: “ we expected a great deal of (Australians)… We knew that you would fight a real fight, but we did not know that from the beginning you would astonish the whole continent. I shall go back and say to my countrymen “I have seen the Australians, I have looked in their faces …I know that they will fight alongside of us again until the cause for which we are all fighting is safe for us and for our children”.




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    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Danish Air Force circa 1950.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Egyptian Air Force circa 1951.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Egyptian Air Force circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of 63 Squadron RAF circa 1948.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of 66 Squadron RAF circa 1947.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of 74 Squadron RAF circa 1947.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of 263 Squadron RAF circa 1950.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of 600 Squadron RAF circa 1950.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of 609 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.4 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force circa 1948.


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    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 77 Squadron RAAF circa 1952.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 77 Squadron RAAF circa 1952.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 77 Squadron RAAF circa 1953.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF "Meteorites" circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Belgian Air Force circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Brazilian Air Force circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Danish Air Force circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Danish Air Force circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Egyptian Air Force circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 1 Squadron RAF circa 1955.


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    great stuff as always Clave


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    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 19 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 29 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 34 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 41 Squadron RAF circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 43 Squadron RAF circa 1952.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 54 Squadron RAF circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 63 Squadron RAF circa 1952.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 64 Squadron RAF circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 65 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 66 Squadron RAF circa 1954.


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    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 72 Squadron RAF circa 1952.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 72 Squadron RAF circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 74 Squadron RAF circa 1951.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 85 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 92 Squadron RAF circa 1953.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 111 Squadron RAF circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 222 Squadron RAF circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 245 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 247 Squadron RAF circa 1952.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 257 Squadron RAF circa 1955.


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    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 263 Squadron RAF circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 500 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 504 Squadron RAF circa 1952.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 504 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 600 Squadron RAF circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 601 Squadron RAF circa 1953.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 601 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 604 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 609 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 610 Squadron RAF circa 1957.


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    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 611 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 615 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of 616 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Israeli Defence Force circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Israeli Defence Force circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Syrian Air Force circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor F.8 of the Syrian Air Force circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor FR.9 of the Ecuador Air Force circa 1956.


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    This example is a Meteor FR.9 of 2 Squadron RAF circa 1953.



    This example is a Meteor FR.9 of 8 Squadron RAF circa 1959.



    This example is a Meteor FR.9 of 79 Squadron RAF circa 1959.



    This example is a Meteor FR.9 of 208 Squadron RAF circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor FR.9 of the Israeli Defence Force circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor FR.9 of the Israeli Defence Force circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of the Belgian Air Force circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of the Belgian Air Force circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of the Danish Air Force circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of the Danish Air Force circa 1954.


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    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of the Armée de l'Air circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of the Armée de l'Air circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of the Armée de l'Air circa 1959.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 5 Squadron RAF circa 1960.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 11 Squadron RAF circa 1959.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 29 Squadron RAF circa 1950.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 39 Squadron RAF circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 68 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 85 Squadron RAF circa 1951.


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    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 87 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 125 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor NF.11 of 141 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 25 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 29 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 46 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 64 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 72 Squadron RAF circa 1959.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 85 Squadron RAF circa 1959.


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    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 152 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 153 Squadron RAF circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor NF.12 of 264 Squadron RAF circa 1957.



    This example is a Meteor NF.13 of the Egyptian Air Force circa 1955.



    This example is a Meteor NF.13 of 39 Squadron RAF circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor NF.13 of 219 Squadron RAF circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor NF.13 of the Israeli Defence Force circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor NF.13 of the Syrian Air Force circa 1954.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 25 Squadron RAF circa 1959.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 33 Squadron RAF circa 1957.


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    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 46 Squadron RAF circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 60 Squadron RAF circa 1961.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 64 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 72 Squadron RAF circa 1956.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 85 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 152 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor NF.14 of 153 Squadron RAF circa 1958.



    This example is a Meteor T.7 of the Belgian Air Force circa 1950.



    This example is a Meteor T.7 of the Egyptian Air Force circa 1951.



    This example is a Meteor T.7 of the Egyptian Air Force circa 1958.


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