Air Pictorial 1988-02
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R.Collis - Gloster Meteor III /Experiences on Types/ (5)
"RC", one of four Welland-engined Meteor IIIs of the Meteor Flight of the Central Fighter Establishment, piloted by the author and seen landing at Tangmere in 1945. This shot is a frame from what was probably the world's first instructional film on flying jet aircraft. Only fifteen Welland-engined Meteor IIIs were built, EE230-EE244