Gloster Meteor at IWM Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #gloster #meteor #jet | Daniel J Wheatcroft

37 reactions · 22 shares | The Gloster Meteor holds the distinction...

74K views · 1.5K reactions | When the Gloster Meteor became operational in 1944, it was immediately deployed against the V1 threat. #ww2 #ww2history #gloster #meteor #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook

Turbojet technology was still in its infancy when the Gloster Aircraft Company developed the Meteor. This was the first British jet-powered aircraft and the only one that the Allies ever sent into combat during World War II. The Meteor had been built to engage in air battles with the Luftwaffe's Me 262, the first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft that stunned the Allies when it appeared. But the much-expected confrontation between both jets never happened. Eventually, both were replaced w

A segment on the Gloster Javelin from 'This Jet Age', a short 1953 documentary on the aircraft flying at Farnborough Air Show. Watch the full film here: https://bit.ly/3RPY7qv IWM COI 334 | Imperial War Museum London

Britain's first fighter jet, a Gloster Meteor, has made its final flight in the Midlands ✈️ | ITV Central

This Gloster Meteor NF.11 has made its final EVER flight ✈. It will now join a collection of jets at Bruntingthorpe and will be kept in ground running condition. Tell us your memories of the aircraft below 👇 ✍ More: https://www.forces.net/news/bittersweet-last-airworthy-gloster-meteor-makes-final-flight | Forces News

With its first flight in 1949 this Gloster Meteor is currently the world's oldest flying jet! Now with the @planesoffame it is one of only 5 airworthy Meteors in the world! #glostermeteor #glostermeteort7 #t7 #vintageaircraft #warbird #planesoffame #chinoca #rare #eaa #oshkosh #airventure #airshow #airahowstuff | AirshowStuff