Air International 1982-05 / Model enthusiast

Meteor F Mk 8 WF714 as marked for use by the CO of No 500 Squadron, RAuxAF (Sqn Ldr Desmond de Villiers) at RAF West Mailing, 1954.

Мировая Авиация 188

Meteor F.Mk 8. Первые машины поступили в Истребительное командование в августе 1949 года. Meteor F.Mk 8 оставался основным дневным истребителем британских ВВС до 1954 года, затем его сменил Hunter. Многие F.Mk 8 влились во вспомогательную авиацию - Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

Мир Авиации 1995-02 / И.Сеидов - "Метеоры" терпят фиаско /Война в воздухе/

Meteor Mk.8 из 77 аэ RAAF.

Мир Авиации 1995-02 / И.Сеидов - "Метеоры" терпят фиаско /Война в воздухе/

Meteor Mk.8 "Halestorm", принадлежавший одному из лучших австралийских пилотов 77 аэ RAAF Джорджу Хейлу, Корея, 1952г.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

"Метеор" F.Mk 8 сержанта Джорджа Хэлла, 77-я эскадрилья ВВС Австралии, Корея, март 1953г.

Air International 1982-05 / Model enthusiast

Meteor F Mk 8 of Eskadrille 742, Royal Danish Air Force, at Karup in 1954.

Air Pictorial 2000-05 / D.Nicolle - Canberra down!

Gloster Meteor F.8 of the Syrian AF, Suez period, 1956

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-03 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (2)

RA490, a Mark IV which underwent considerable modifications during its life. It is shown, with Nenes ahead of the front spar, as engaged in a joint NGTE/RAE programme to investigate jet deflection in respect of reducing stalling speeds of jet aircraft.

Мировая Авиация 57

Meteor FR.Mk 9. Изображен Meteor FR.Mk 9 из 208-й эскадрильи, которая в 1951-1958 годах базировалась в зоне Суэцкого канала, на Мальте и на Кипре. Эскадрилья действовала в интересах британских войск на Среднем и Ближнем Востоке.

Мир Авиации 1996-01 / В.Котельников - Метеор /Авиадосье/

Meteor FR.9 израильских ВВС, 1955г.

АвиаМастер 2002-02 / С.Степанов - "Зарубки на прикладе" /Боевая палитра/ (10)

"Метеор" FR.9 из 117-й эскадрильи ВВС Израиля, пилот - капитан Аарон Йоэли, осень 1955г.

Air International 1982-05 / Model enthusiast

Meteor U Mk 16 WH284 drone conversion of a Mk 8 for use at RAE Llanbedr.

Мировая Авиация 188

Этот F.Mk 8, № WH284, был построен компанией "Armstrong Whitworth" и позже переоборудован в U.Mk 16 - перед передачей в Королевский авиационный НИЦ в июне 1960 года.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

A true indication of the Meteor’s adaptability: VW411 came off the production line as a T.7, but later had its tail unit replaced with a Mk 8 version and the production nose substituted by a PR.10 section. It flew with only the front camera window operative during a career spent at several research establishments and is shown in the final paint scheme adopted in the mid-1960s.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (3)

WA634’s first modification by Martin-Baker in 1953, to enable live testing of the company’s Mk 3 zero-height ejection seat.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (3)

The aircraft was eventually modified in 1962 for testing the lightweight Mk 4 seat, which was rocket-propelled to facilitate escape from highspeed aircraft, both at ground level and at operational altitude.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

Martin-Baker’s much modified Mk 7 WL419, one of the small handful of Meteors still in operational use. This has the enlarged intakes. Before this career, it flew as shown here and, as such, is one of the few examples of a British serial number being positioned on a Meteor’s fin - the others, so far as it has been possible to ascertain, being Royal Navy T.7 WL353 and the 20 NF.11s converted by ML Aviation to TT.20s, again for the Royal Navy.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

WA820, the Mark 8 which, with two Armstrong-Siddeley Sapphire 2 engines each developing 7,600lb thrust, was the most powerful of all Meteors to fly. One Sapphire provided more thrust than the combined output of two standard Derwent 8s and enabled the aircraft to capture four time-to-height records on August 31, 1951.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

WA982, Rolls-Royce’s Meteor Mk 8, here shown when used as the flying testbed for the company’s Soar lightweight expendable turbojet, which was envisaged as the powerplant for projects on the drawing boards of several aircraft manufacturers in the 1950s. Being from an early production batch, the aircraft retained the smaller-diameter intakes for its standard Derwent 8 engines.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

Side-view of VZ517, the Mk 8 adapted as the flying testbed for the Screamer rocket engine. This variable-thrust unit was to be the rocket part of the Avro 720 mixed-power interceptor. However, as the LOX/kerosene fuel system was not unanimously accepted for everyday squadron use by the RAF, the Avro 720 was cancelled and the Screamer became another footnote in aviation history.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

WK935, the unique trials aircraft originally built by Armstrong-Whitworth at Baginton to evaluate a prone-pilot requirement for the Bristol 185 interceptor project of 1952. The Bristol design evaporated long before WK935 flew but the Institute of Aviation Medicine at RAE Farnborough used the aircraft to test the principle as a general research programme. The last of 429 Mark 8s built by AWA, it featured the redesigned and enlarged engine intakes introduced during the mark’s production runs at both Baginton and Hucclecote.

Air International 1980-09 / Fighter A to Z

The definitive single-seat production model of the Meteor, the F.Mk 8 saw some combat flying with the RAAF over Korea in 1951-53.

Air International 1980-07 / B.Burns - Efficacious air intakes /Fundamentals of design/ (8)

(Lower) The enlarged "deep breather" intakes applied to the Meteor F Mk 8 in the mid-'fifties (the original, smaller-diameter intakes being seen above). The enlarged intakes benefited climb performance at the expense of max speed and cruise efficiency.

Мир Авиации 1996-01 / В.Котельников - Метеор /Авиадосье/

F.8 британских ВВС.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11 / M.Retallack - Mastering the Meteor (2)

211 FTS Meteor F.8 WK851 at RAF Worksop.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-01 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

The North East Aircraft Museum's latest static restoration project, Gloster Meteor F.8 WL181, was rolled out at Sunderland on September 30, 1987.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11 / M.Retallack - Mastering the Meteor (2)

The author about to go solo in Meteor F.8 VZ519. Delivered to the RAF in 1950, this 211 FTS aircraft passed to a signals school in 1958.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / J.Meadows - The Auxiliary Tradition (4)

Aeroplane Monthly 1982-07 / R.Dean - Winston and Clementine

Winston is seen at Brawdy.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

Тревога на английском аэродроме - пилоты занимают места в кабинах F.8

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-04 / Personal album. Military

Meteor 8s of 611 Sqn on standby at Hooton Park during the Fighter Command Autumn Exercise in 1953. In the foreground is WF741, which was later converted to a U.16 target aircraft by Flight Refuelling Ltd, circa 1959.

Aeroplane Monthly 1981-06 / A.Raby - Duxford's living past

Meteor 8s during Exercise Dividend at Duxford in July 1954.

Aeroplane Monthly 1991-10 / ??? - And there's more where this lot came from

Gloster Meteors on the runway at RAF Biggin Hill in May 1953, about to take off on a rehearsal flight for the Coronation Flypast which took place on June 2. This was one of seven wings taking part.

Aeroplane Monthly 1984-02 / Plane Crazy

IF ... how about a Le Mans-type start for an air race?
24 Meteor 8s at RAF Linton-on-Ouse in November 1951.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - 1. Chronology

RAAF Gloster Meteors take off to attack North Korean supply dumps (25 June 1950).

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

Истребители "Метеор" F.8 взлетают по тревоге

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / J.Goulding - Meteor Hopefuls

The F.8 prototype, VT150. This was made up from Mk.IV fighter components with a parallel section added between the front fuselage and centre fuselage. The F.8 became the ultimate single-seater interceptor fighter version.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11

The third prototype Gloster E.1/44 in company with the prototype Meteor F.8. VT150 was a modified F.4 airframe with cockpit canopy and restyled tailplane almost identical to those of the E.1/44.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster G.42 / E.1/44 Ace - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1947

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11 / M.Retallack - Mastering the Meteor (2)

The author airborne in Meteor F.8 WK860. This aircraft later passed to 4 FTS before ending up with, a signals school in 1958.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2016-08 / В.Бакурский - Звезды на крыльях

Британский истребитель «Метеор» с характерными «ушами» вокруг традиционного опознавательного знака

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-06

Gloster Meteor F8 VZ467 (Winston), painted in 615 Sqn markings, photographed on a flight from RAF Brawdy by JOHN OATEN.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-08 / M.Lambert - Flying the Prone Meatbox

Meteor F.8 VZ467, from RAF Brawdy. Named Sir Winston, it is used as a target tug by the Tactical Weapons Unit and bears 615 Squadron colours.

Aeroplane Monthly 1982-07 / R.Dean - Winston and Clementine

In 1974 the Meteor F8 VZ467 (Winston) was painted in 615 Sqn markings for a special flypast planned for the centenary celebrations of the birth of Sir Winston Churchill.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-04 / Personal album. Military

Meteor F.8 of 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron up from Hooton Park aerodrome in 1956. WH365 was delivered to 611 Sqn during the winter of 1951-52. Later it passed to 600 Sqn and ended its life as a U.16 target aircraft.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-06 / B.Gunston - Hawker Hunter, part 1 /Fighters of the fifties/ (23)

Hunter FGA.9 XG254 and Meteor WH291, both with 79 Squadron of 229 OCU, over the North Devon coast in April 1971.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Hawker Hunter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

Мировая Авиация 188

Замена самолетов Meteor F.Mk 8 на Hunter началась в 1954 году. F.Mk 8 сыграл важную роль промежуточного типа машин в британских ВВС в послевоенные годы. 74-я эскадрилья была одной из 20 частей, вооруженных F.Mk 8.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1980 / Encyclopedia of Aviation - Aircraft A-Z - v3

Gloster Meteor F.8s.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-10 / M.Hardy - All the Queen's forces

Meteor 8s

Aeroplane Monthly 1973-07 / ??? - 19 Squadron in Camera

Gloster Meteor F.8s from Church Fenton in February 1952

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1982-03

A '1' formation of No.1 Squadron's Meteor F.8s over Angmering

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / Skywriters

A chorus of notes, 48 of them blue - 24 Meteor 8s, plus 12 Meteor NF.11s, over RAF Leuchars in August 1954.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster, Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1950

Air International 2020-02 / D.Unwin - Pilot Shortages - myth or reality? /Talking Point/

Shrinking military budgets result in smaller airforces.

Air Enthusiast 1971-11 / R.Braybrook - Decline and Fall? /Fighters in the RAF/ (3)

Three RAF fighter types of the ’fifties are shown together in this photograph, all in the markings of No 66 Squadron. From left to right they are the Hawker Hunter F Mk 4, Canadair Sabre F Mk 4 and Gloster Meteor F Mk 8.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Canadair CL-13 Sabre - КанадаCanada - 1950Hawker Hunter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-04 / Personal album. Military

Three Meteor F.8s of 611 Sqn low over Hooton Park in 1956, with another about to start up in the foreground.

Мировая Авиация 179

Пилоты были настолько уверены в своих Meteor, что зачастую выполняли довольно рискованные маневры. На снимке - проход Meteor F.Mk 8 на предельно малой высоте. Впрочем, современные ему истребители со стреловидным крылом почти по всем параметрам превосходили его - за исключением радиуса виража.

Air Pictorial 1999-10 / B.Blanche - RAuxAF: 75 years of achievement

Hawker test pilot FO Hugh Merewether, an auxiliary in his spare time, takes a 615 (County of Surrey) Sqn Meteor F.8 into a climb for the cameras to publicise BoB Day at RAF Biggin Hill in 1954.

Мировая Авиация 179

Сфотографированный VZ460, один из ранних Mk 8, привлекался к испытаниям держателей и пилонов для бомб и PC. Взамен двух 455-литровых ПТБ самолет мог нести до 76 реактивных снарядов или две 454-кг бомбы. Впрочем, ни тот, ни другой вариант вооружения стандартным для британских Mk 8 не стал. После эксплуатации в НИЦ в Фарнборо самолет VZ460 был списан в декабре 1957 года.

Мировая Авиация 188

Многие Meteor Mk 8 конвертировали для повышенной подготовки летчиков. Самолеты неофициально обозначались T.Mk 8. Такие машины поступали в центры летной подготовки, уже оснащенные Meteor, там старшие офицеры поддерживали или восстанавливали после перерывов свои летные навыки.

Aeroplane Monthly 1983-06 / W.Clarke - Drawing a bead (5)

A frame taken from a 35mm sight recording camera mounted on a GGS Mk 4B. The target was a Meteor 8 which was in mock combat with a similar aircraft flown by Fg Off George Hastings from RAF Stradishall in 1952.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-07 / J.Meadows - The Auxiliary Tradition (4)

The Meteor 8 of 600 Sqn's CO flying below Beachy Head.

Air Pictorial 1957-10 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

Perhaps not unique but certainly different are the markings of this Fighter Command, R.A.F. Gloster Meteor F. Mk. 8 (WF677). The black-painted fin carries the initials of the Wing Commander (Flying), Church Fenton, Yorkshire, W/Cdr. Maurice Shaw, l/c. 72 Squadron (blue with red outlines) and 19 Squadron (white and blue chequers).

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1984-01

Meteor F.8 WL117 served with Nos.19 and 72 Squadrons. So what are the curious markings shown in the photograph?
The consensus of opinion nails it down to the Armament Practice Station, Acklington which had a number of Meteors so marked.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1984-03

The photograph of another Meteor F.8, VZ521, coded '3' taken at Woodvale on 6 February 1960. This carries a similar marking and was modified as a target tug.

Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1984-02

Not frequently illustrated are the Meteor F.8s of No.228 OCU. The photo from Jeff Jefford shows WK662, HX-N.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-07 / Hooton Park /Gone but not forgotten/ (3)

Meteor 8 WH505 of No 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron at Hooton in 1955.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-03 / Personal album

Meteor F.8 WH256 of the Malta Communications and Target Towing Squadron seen at Ta Qali. Shortly after this photograph was taken the Meteor hit a wall after an abandoned take-off at the airfield on June 16, 1959.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-03 / Personal album

Meteor F.8 WH401, also of the Malta Communications and Target Towing Squadron, was later sold as scrap in October 1963.

Aeroplane Monthly 1988-11 / M.Oakey - Grapevine

Gloster Meteor F.8 WK914/"WF714", seen here at Rochester Airport in April 1988, has recently been acquired by The Old Flying Machine Company. It moved to the company's Duxford base at the end of August.

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11 / M.Retallack - Mastering the Meteor (2)

Meteor F.8 WK851 and Meteor T.7 WL339 on turnaround inspections at RAF Worksop.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11 / M.Retallack - Mastering the Meteor (2)

Meteor T.7 WL429 and Meteor F.8 WA857 outside the No 1 Squadron hangar at RAF Worksop.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

Air Pictorial 1958-01 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

In the October 1957 Photo Review appeared a multi-emblazoned Gloster Meteor F. Mk. 8 with two sets of squadron markings. The pilot, Wing/Cdr. Maurice Shaw, of R.A.F. Church Fenton, has gone one better and now his Meteor (WF677) sports an additional marking, that of No. 85 (F) Squadron.

Aeroplane Monthly 1980-01 / W.Haydon-Baillie - Haydon-Baillie Aircraft & Naval Collection

One of the Collection's two Meteors, WH291, a Mk 8.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-01 / 1986 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide

Gloster Meteor F.8 WH301 in 1967.

Aeroplane Monthly 1985-03 / Personal album

Meteor F.8 WH364 of the Malta Communications and Target Towing Squadron at Ta Qali in 1960. This aircraft originally served with 601 Squadron and is currently a gate guardian at RAF Kemble, which closed as an RAF base in March 1983.

Air Pictorial 1958-05 / Photo Review

WHERE'S THE DAY-GLO? With R.A.F. Fighter Command disposing of many of its Gloster Meteor F. Mk. 8s, we may expect to see F. Mk. 8s undertaking less aggressive roles. This one (VZ452) now sports "Trainer bands" at R.A.F. Training College, Manby.

Air Pictorial 1955-08 / The journal of a roving spotter

A Meteor 8 used by an R.A.F. squadron at Sylt for target-towing. Note flight-refuelling nose probe.

Air Pictorial 1956-09 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

METEOR 8 TARGET TOWER of 74 Squadron (WA830) has retrofit, clear-vision hood, F/R nose probe plus nose cameras and fuselage-mounted TT. gear.

Мировая Авиация 188

Несколько Meteor Mk 8 оборудовали простейшими лебедками для буксировки мишеней. Неофициально самолеты обозначались F.(TT). Mk 8 (на фото), они эксплуатировались в некоторых истребительных эскадрильях первой линии и звеньях буксировщиков мишеней.

Мировая Авиация 188

F.Mk 8, подобно своему предшественнику F.Mk 4, широко предлагался на экспорт. Израиль закупил 11 F.Mk 8 и четыре T.Mk 7, все самолеты поступили в 117-ю эскадрилью. Израильские Meteor принимали участие в суэцкой кампании 1956 года и сбили не менее трех самолетов противника.

Мировая Авиация 179

Этот вооруженный реактивными снарядами Meteor из партии в одиннадцать самолетов Mk 8, заказанной израильскими военными в начале 1953 года. Интересно, что последние три машины, включая и этот "2176", изначально предназначались Египту. В ходе войны 1956 года израильские Meteor Mk 8 сбили не менее трех египетских Vampire.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

"Метеоры" из состава израильских ВВС в музее - в основном учебно-тренировочные "семь с половиной" (на дальнем плане)

Air Pictorial 2000-05 / D.Nicolle - Canberra down!

F.8 сирийских ВВС.
View of Syrian Air Force Meteor F.8. The aircraft was photographed just prior to delivery at Moreton Vallance.

Air Pictorial 2000-05 / D.Nicolle - Canberra down!

View of Syrian Air Force Meteor F.8s flying over Syria, probably late in 1952. They carry the serial numbers 413, 411 and 412 in small Arabic numerals on the upper part of their fins.

Aviation Historian 17 / T.Cooper - Baptism of War

Squadron Leader Shalabi el-Hinnawy, Commanding Officer of No 1 Sqn EAF during the Crisis, was the leading Egyptian fighter pilot of the conflict, and is seen here in the cockpit of one of the 12 Meteor F.8s delivered to the EAF in the early 1950s. He would go on to become the Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Air Force during 1967-69.

Мир Авиации 1996-01 / В.Котельников - Метеор /Авиадосье/

Meteor F.8, изготовленный фирмой "Фоккер" для ВВС Нидерландов.

Aeroplane Monthly 1982-07 / R.Dean - Winston and Clementine

This unique formation was photographed on March 31, 1981 and shows representative types flown by No 523 Sqn at Leeuwarden since the war. The F-16 is flown by Adrian Brouwer, the F-104 by Jack de Vries, the Hunter by Terry Easterbrook and the Meteor F8 by the author.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: General Dynamics F-16A/C/E Fighting Falcon - СШАUSA - 1974Hawker Hunter - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1951Lockheed F-104G Starfighter - СШАUSA - 1959

Aviation Historian 14 / N.Braas - Machtrainer

A trio of Fokker S.11s leads three ranks of factory-fresh Gloster Meteor F.8s, licence-built by Fokker, for the Dutch and Belgian air forces at the Fokker factory at Schiphol in the early 1950s.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Fokker S.11 Instructor - НидерландыNetherlands - 1947

Air Pictorial 1977-10 / P.Bish, A.Clancy - Belgian Fairey Tale

Gloster Meteor F.8 EG-224 was one of 67 built lor the Belgian A.F at Gosselies from parts supplied by Britain and Holland

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-01 / 1986 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide

Gloster Meteor WF643;

Air International 1981-02

Photograph taken by Mr Eftos on the offshore island of Sentosa of a Gloster Meteor F Mk.8

Aeroplane Monthly 1982-02 / Grapevine

Another Bob Coles acquisition is Gloster Meteor Mk 8 WH291, from the collection of the late Ormond Haydon-Baillie. It was collected from RAF Kemble and will be permanently displayed at Lasham. The aircraft wears the overall light grey scheme of No 79 Squadron RAF, 229 OCU, Chivenor.

Мир Авиации 1995-02 / И.Сеидов - "Метеоры" терпят фиаско /Война в воздухе/

"Метеор" F.8 австралийских ВВС на аэродроме Таегу.

Aviation Historian 34 / M.Napier - The pale blue line

In early 1951 Flt Lt Max Scannell AFC (left) was one of four RAF pilots sent to oversee the conversion of RAAF pilots from the P-51 to the Meteor. Here Scannell meets Hollywood film star Errol Flynn in front of a No 77 Sqn RAAF Meteor. On his return to the UK in July 1953, Scannell was appointed CO of Meteor-equipped No 41 Sqn.

Aviation Historian 34 / M.Napier - The pale blue line

At least seven RAF pilots are readily identifiable by their lighter-coloured uniforms in this group photo of No 77 Sqn RAAF aircrew in front of a Meteor at Kimpo. Although No 77 Sqn had focused primarily on ground-attack duties with its P-51s initially, the arrival of the Meteor meant the unit could return to its pure fighter role.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

"Метеоры" в своих укрытиях.
Tucked away in its blast pen is Plt Off Ken Murray’s Meteor 8 A77-446 Black Murray.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

Австралийские "Метеоры" заправляются на авиабазе Кимпо в Корее.
77 Sqn Meteor F.8s at Kimpo, South Korea. The nose art on the nearest aircraft says Cap’n Mac.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

77 Sqn RAAF Meteor F.8 A77-728 being tucked up for the night by groundcrew, June 1953.

Мир Авиации 1995-02 / И.Сеидов - "Метеоры" терпят фиаско /Война в воздухе/

Транспортировка по дороге одного из "Метеоров" из порта на аэродром базирования 77-й эскадрильи австралийских ВВС.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

Meteor F.8 A77-859 of 77 Sqn RAAF being marshalled to its parking area at Kimpo. The nose art reads Jones.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

"Метеор" на взлетной полосе в Кимпо.
Meteor F.8 A77-643 of 77 Sqn RAAF at Kimpo. Note the wing commander’s pennant under the windscreen.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

Пилот 77-й эскадрильи л-т Уильямсон у своего самолета. Позднее он дослужился до маршала ВВС.
Flt Lt “'Willie" Williamson, on loan from the RAF, and his Meteor F.8 No Sweat. He would later rise to high command as Marshal of the RAF Sir Keith Williamson.
About to clamber aboard No 77 Sqn Meteor A77-853, Fg Off Keith Williamson later rose to become Chief of the Air Staff during 1982-85. Note the “No Sweat!” artwork on the nose of the Meteor, which crashed at Kimpo in late 1953.

Мир Авиации 1995-02 / И.Сеидов - "Метеоры" терпят фиаско /Война в воздухе/

Командир наземного экипажа Боб Черри после последнего боя нарисовал на борту "Хейлсторма" два силуэта МиГа, которые позже ему приказали смыть.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

A 77 Sqn RAAF Meteor F.8 on patrol over Korea.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

77 Squadron's aerobatic team, the Meteorites, over Australia shortly after the Korean war.

Авиация и Время 2005-06 / А.Марченко, И.Сеидов - Ас Корейской войны Лев Щукин

Австралийские "Метеоры" над Кореей

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

77 эскадрилья австралийских ВВС в строю "две семерки" при возвращении из Кореи, Сидней, июль 1953г.
77 Sqn RAAF’s Meteor F-8s in squadron-number formation over Sydney Harbour Bridge after the Korean war.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / J.Goulding - Meteor Hopefuls

The Meteor GAF being flown with a wing tip tank on the starboard side only to test handling qualities with a tank ‘hung-up ’.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / J.Goulding - Meteor Hopefuls

Another view of the Meteor GAF, this time carrying four 1,000 lb bombs.

Мировая Авиация 188

Еще одним вариантом F.Mk 8 был Ground Attack Fighter (GAF) Reaper, несший ракеты и бомбы на внешней подвеске под крылом, а в подфюзеляжном контейнере - две 20- или 30-мм пушки.

Air Pictorial 1955-12 / The journal of a roving spotter

An all-silver Meteor F.R.Mk.9 (VZ438) from R.A.E., South Farnborough. which was used to photograph the test ejection from the Meteor "7 1/2" (WA634) at 40,000 ft.

Air Enthusiast 2003-01 / G.Pitchfork - 'Cold war' tac recce

Meteor FR.9 VZ603 of 79 Squadron fitted with overload wing tanks.

Air Enthusiast 1995-09 / I.Spring - Quick Return

Another view of the 208 Squadron Meteor FR.9s, showing the coloured noses to advantage.

Air Enthusiast 1995-09 / I.Spring - Quick Return

Line-up of the 208 Squadron Meteor FR.9 deployment to South Africa on the ramp at Swartkop in June 1954. VZ588 ‘C’ has its canopy frame painted in a dark colour (blue?); note also the SAAF Dakota behind.

Air Enthusiast 1995-09 / I.Spring - Quick Return

Meteor FR.9 WX970 ‘X’ being refuelled at Swartkop, June 1954, during Exercise Quick Return. Note the light-coloured extreme nose.

Air Pictorial 1999-10 / B.Blanche - RAuxAF: 75 years of achievement

"Спитфайры" 613-й эскадрильи вместе в "Метеорами"
Spitfire F.22s of No 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn take part in an auxiliary exercise at Horsham St Faith in March 1950. Behind are Meteors of No 504 (coded HX) and 245 (MR) Sqn.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIII / 21 / 22 / 24 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1944

Мировая Авиация 188

FR.Mk 9 предназначался для ведения разведки и нанесения ударов с малых высот. На фотографии - самолет из дислоцировавшейся в ФРГ 79-й эскадрильи.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2008-01 / Знаменательные даты I квартала 2008г. в области авиации

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

Разведчики "Метеор" FR.9 и PR.10 в строю с F-84 "Тандерджет"

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943Republic F-84 Thunderjet - СШАUSA - 1946

Air International 1985-01 / ??? - Equatorial Wings: Equador Hones its Top Cover

The Meteor FR Mk 9 equipped the Escuadron de Caza (which eventually became Escuadron 2111) for more than 22 years, finally phasing out in 1977.

Мир Авиации 1996-01 / В.Котельников - Метеор /Авиадосье/

Meteor FR.9 израильских ВВС.

Jane's All the World Aircraft 1964 / 02 - Drones

Meteor U.Mk.16 drone in unmanned flight over R.A.E. range area, North Wales

Air Pictorial 1977-08 / I.Stott - Edinburg's Own

No. 603 Squadron's pilots and groundcrew at Turnhouse in 1954. The Vampire FB.5 at the far end, just before the two Meteors, is WG833 OS", personal mount of the then Leader of the Scottish Auxiliary Wing, W/Cdr. W. G. G. Duncan Smith

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Vampire / D.H.100 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

Mk 7 VW411 in its pale blue finish in 1963, while with RAE Bedford’s Experimental Flying Wing.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

VW411 in its later Royal Blue finish while serving with the PEE at Foulness. The view shows it at RAF Gaydon on September 17, 1966.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

VW411 in its later Royal Blue finish while serving with the PEE at Foulness.

Мировая Авиация 92

Для решения проблемы медленной перекачки топлива один KB-29M был переделан в самолет-заправщик с тремя точками заправки (шлангами), способный заправлять три истребителя одновременно. Самолет получил новое обозначение YKB-29T, на снимке он заправляет три британских Gloster Meteor. Одна точка заправки находилась в хвосте, а две других - в подкрыльевых гондолах на концевых частях крыла. Поскольку поздние реактивные истребители и бомбардировщики не могли совершать полеты на малых скоростях, как это делали устаревшие B-29, трехточечная схема была установлена и на реактивных самолетах-заправщиках B-50.

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Boeing B-29 Superfortress - СШАUSA - 1942Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

Air Pictorial 1956-10 / World Air News

Last year a Gloster Meteor Mk. 8 (VZ517) was modified as a flying test-bed for the Armstrong Siddeley Screamer rocket engine. The Screamer and liquid-oxygen tank are mounted in a streamlined nacelle under the belly of the Meteor, while the water and fuel (wide-cut gasoline) are carried in separate compartments in a specially designed main tank (polished metal section on photograph shows its position) in the fuselage. The exhaust cone and combustion chamber are directed ten degrees downwards from the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and to guard against overheating, particularly during ground running of the Screamer, a stainless steel heat shield is fitted just behind the engine's exhaust.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

Для перехвата высотных бомбардировщиков прорабатывался вариант "Метеора" с дополнительным разгонным ракетным двигателем под фюзеляжем
На самолете VZ517 тестировали ЖРД Armstrong Siddeley Screamer, топливо находилось в модифицированном подфюзеляжном баке. Испытания подтвердили высокую эффективность ракетного двигателя, но в серию он не пошел.
Meteor 8 VZ517 with an Armstrong Siddeley Screamer rocket engine in the rear of a strengthened and restressed ventral tank for flight tests. Thrust was variable from 2,000lb to 8,000lb. The Screamer was intended for the planned mixed-powerplant interceptors which it was envisaged would defend the UK against high-altitude bombers.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-03 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (2)

Greatly enlarged intakes and the protruding deflection nozzles distinguished RA490.

Air Pictorial 1955-09 / Air Pictorial's photo-review

The massive nacelles for the Nene engines almost dwarf the fuselage on the Meteor used for jet-deflection research. Few photographs have appeared of this aircraft; serial is RA490.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-03 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (2)

The partly uncowled starboard nacelle of RA490 reveals the Nene and its deflector nozzle.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-03 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (2)

Deflector nozzle is seen in greater detail.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-03 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (2)

While RA490's new tail unit is seen at left.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

WA820 makes a smart take-off during the 1950 SBAC show, after which it returned to testing.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Study of the Sapphire Meteor during its appearance at the 1950 SBAC Show at Farnborough. It is seen inverted. The airframe had to be specially strengthened to cope with the extra power, and the wing mainspars had to be reshaped to accommodate the engines’ physical bulk.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

The large tail bumper is evident here.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Meteor Mark 8 WA820 shows off its massive engine nacelles, housing Armstrong Siddeley Sa2 Sapphires.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Study of the Sapphire Meteor during its appearance at the 1950 SBAC Show at Farnborough. The Hawker Siddeley logo on the nose is well shown.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

The Sapphire Meteor at London Airport for its “off the Secret List” demonstration on August 31, 1950.

Мировая Авиация 188

F.Mk 8, WA982, испытывал легкие одноразовые ТРД Soar, разработанные "Rolls-Roys" для ракет и мишеней. Двигатели монтировались на законцовках крыла, к которым подвели трубопроводы для спецтоплива.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

The Soar Meteor continued its test work until March 1956, when it reverted to standard.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Soar Meteor WA982 touches down during the 1954 SBAC Show; the only occasion when it actually had a Soar in each wingtip nacelle.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Soar Meteor WA982 shortly before its 1954 Farnborough appearance.

Air Pictorial 1955-09

A Meteor Mk.8 with Mk.7-type canopy modified for ejection-seat tests to allow ejections from the back seat. It is used by Martin-Baker and was demonstrated at Ford recently.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (3)

The conversion of the whole cockpit area of WA634 for trials of the Martin-Baker Mk 4 rocket-powered ejection seat. Note the external strengthening of the trials seat area.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (3)

The first live runway ejection of a Martin-Baker seat, made from WA634 on September 3, 1955. The guinea pig was Sqn Ldr John Fifield, and the ejection took place at 120 m.p.h., just before lift-off. Note F.8 tail and modified cockpit canopy.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-05 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (3)

On March 11, 1955, Martin-Baker demonstrated a dummy being ejected from the rear cockpit of WA634 at Chaigrove. The telescopic gun for the 80ft/sec Mk 3 seat is seen extended in both this photograph and that at left. Deployment of the drogue, main canopy and separation from the seat was almost instantaneous.

Aeroplane Monthly 1986-05 / ??? - That elusive Meteor

Vertical take-off by cordite. One of Martin-Baker's Meteor Mk 7 1/2 ejects a dummy seated in a lightweight ejection seat, fired from the rear cockpit during a take-off run on March 11, 1955.

Air Pictorial 1955-10

The Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. have been continuously engaged since 1944 on the design and development of ejection seats. There is no factor more vital in the design of emergency escape equipment than experience.

Air Enthusiast 1995-09 / P.London - Martin-Baker's Aeroplanes

James Martin’s engineering genius was transformed into the pioneering work that has made the company’s name almost a generic term for the finest in ejection seat escape systems.

Air Pictorial 1955-12

On the 3rd September, Squadron Leader J. S. Fifield, D.F.C., A.F.C., was ejected from a Meteor Mark 7 whilst taking off from th e runway at Chalgrove Airfield, Oxon. This is the first time in the history of world aviation that this feat has been performed, and no other ejector seat in the world can compare with this performance. This marks a red letter day in the history of escape from aircraft at ground level.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

"Метеоры" использовались для различных испытаний. Например, для отработки кабины с лежачим расположением пилота
WK935 at the time of its first flight in its new configuration, at Baginton on February 10,1954. The pilot was Eric G. Franklin DFC.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-08 / M.Lambert - Flying the Prone Meatbox

WK935 was the last Mk 8 off Armstrong Whitworth's assembly line, and was modified by the Company.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

The front cockpit’s proximity to the ground is clearly shown here.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

The reduction in cross-sectional area made possible by the prone position is well shown here.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

Prone Meteor. Проблему уменьшения отрицательного воздействия перегрузок на человека пытались решить, переведя летчика в лежачее положение, в частности, чтобы уменьшить расстояние по вертикали между головой и сердцем и тем самым повысить устойчивость организма. В кабине пилот лежал на особом противоперегрузочном кресле, упираясь подбородком в специальное приспособление. Под такое положение тела адаптировали и органы управления. Для компенсации удлинения носовой части на самолет установили увеличенное оперение от NF.Mk 12. Машина WK935 в новой конфигурации выполнила первый полет 10 февраля 1954 года, а затем еще 99 полетов по программе испытаний. Для подстраховки в задней кабине, нормальной, всегда находился второй пилот.
The length of the Prone Meteor was increased by about 9ft over the standard dimension. To maintain stability a Mk 14 fin was added, but the rudder travel was limited.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

"Метеор" с опытной кабиной в полете
Gloster Meteor F.8 WK935 fitted with prone-pilot cockpit. To compensate for the extended nose, a Mk 12 fin with limited rudder travel was fitted to maintain stability.
WK935 was the last Mk 8 off the Armstrong Whitworth assembly line; modification to prone pilot configuration was carried out by the company.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-08 / M.Lambert - Flying the Prone Meatbox

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Prone-pilot Meteor WK935 airborne at Coventry, with its new and peculiar proboscis plain to see.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

Sqn Ldr R.S. Wambeek DFC of the Institute of Aviation Medicine demonstrates the prone cockpit of WK935 at Farnborough on May 6, 1955. Wambeek was in the conventional cockpit when Flight’s Mark Lambert sampled the joys of prone piloting the following year.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-08 / M.Lambert - Flying the Prone Meatbox

Mark Lambert on the couch and waiting to be strapped in.

Aeroplane Monthly 1979-08 / M.Lambert - Flying the Prone Meatbox

Diagram showing how the prone pilot was secured to the couch. Hmmm!
The four electric screw-jacks shown on the left controlled the eye level, angle of thigh to body, thigh length and rudder pedal reach. Control was from the switches shown below the pilot's forearms. The static line, 10ft 6in long, was attached to the barometric capsule in the seat-type parachute pack and wound on the drum close by. There were two main harness junction boxes which could be released by depressing a lever on the front of the couch. Pulling the top lever under the windscreen withdrew the rudder pedals rearwards, jettisoned the ventral tank and retracted the nosewheel if it was down. Pulling the plunger below the lever caused an hydraulic ram to swing the rear half of the bed down and out into the airstream so that the pilot could drop clear as soon as he unfastened his harness.

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

Передняя кабина опытного "Метеора" с лежачим положением пилота
The prone pilot's couch, showing chin, shoulder and chest support. The pilot's head was rendered almost immovable, a situation that would have been completely unacceptable in an operational fighter.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-04 / М.Никольский - Глостер "Метеор" (3)

Вид на приборы в передней кабине "Метеора"

Air Enthusiast 1999-03 / A.Warnes - Hatzerium album

Meteor F.8 40, a comparatively recent arrival. Note unit markings on the fin.

Aeroplane Monthly 1999-06 / M.Oakey, T.Harmsworth - News

A recent arrival at Hatzerim is this Meteor F.8 from Tel Nof Air Base. It is to be renovated and displayed at the museum’s main entrance.

Aeroplane Monthly 1987-05 / Personal album

This “hybrid" Meteor comprises the mortal remains of Meteor 8s and 9s abandoned when the British left Aden, in 1968.

Aeroplane Monthly 1989-02 / Skywriters

Was this the Meteor incident referred to on page 615 of the October 1988 issue?

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

The wreckage of 77 Sqn RAAF Meteor F.8 A77-11 Easy II at Kimpo in May 1953.

Air International 2005-12

Corgi Meteor F.8

Aeroplane Monthly 1993-11 / M.Retallack - Mastering the Meteor (2)

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: De Havilland Mosquito B / D.H.98 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1940

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-12 / T.Fairbairn - Meteors over Korea

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: МиГ МиГ-15 / И-310 - РоссияRussia - 1947

Aeroplane Monthly 1994-03 / H.Field - Flat out into history

Aeroplane Monthly 1981-10

Kenneth McDonough's painting of a Gloster Meteor F8 taking off from its base at RAF Biggin Hill, Kent

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-06 / C.Hall - Rich Mixture

Aeroplane Monthly 1990-11 / C.Hall - Rich Mixture

Мировая Авиация 141

Gloster Meteor F.Mk 8

Air International 1980-09 / Fighter A to Z

The definitive single-seat production model of the Meteor, the F.Mk 8 saw some combat flying with the RAAF over Korea in 1951-53.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / J.Goulding - Meteor Hopefuls

Meteor eight-gun development of the F.8. New outer wings each housed two 20mm guns.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / J.Goulding - Meteor Hopefuls

Three-view of the first projected Avon-engined Meteor project.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / J.Goulding - Meteor Hopefuls

Avon-engined project based upon the F.8. Little of the Mk.8 was actually left, mainly in the fuselage area.

Air Enthusiast 1998-09 / J.Goulding - Meteor Hopefuls

The proposed Meteor Development with reduced span and 20° of leading edge sweep. Despite its looks, it would have been a largely new aircraft.

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

"Метеор" F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4, FR.5, T.7, FR.9, PR.10

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

Мировая Авиация 179

Модификации Meteor

Другие самолёты на фотографии: Another planes on the photo: Gloster Meteor / G.41 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1943

Авиация и Космонавтика 2002-03 / В.Котельников - Глостер "Метеор" (2)

"Метеор" F.8

Мировая Авиация 188

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-03 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (2)

Three-view of RA490, a Mark IV which underwent considerable modifications during its life. It is shown, with Nenes ahead of the front spar, as engaged in a joint NGTE/RAE programme to investigate jet deflection in respect of reducing stalling speeds of jet aircraft.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Three-view of WA982, Rolls-Royce’s Meteor Mk 8, here shown when used as the flying testbed for the company’s Soar lightweight expendable turbojet, which was envisaged as the powerplant for projects on the drawing boards of several aircraft manufacturers in the 1950s. Being from an early production batch, the aircraft retained the smaller-diameter intakes for its standard Derwent 8 engines.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-11 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (6)

Plan and side-view of VZ517, the Mk 8 adapted as the flying testbed for the Screamer rocket engine. This variable-thrust unit was to be the rocket part of the Avro 720 mixed-power interceptor. However, as the LOX/kerosene fuel system was not unanimously accepted for everyday squadron use by the RAF, the Avro 720 was cancelled and the Screamer became another footnote in aviation history.

Aeroplane Monthly 1996-07 / B.Jones - Trials and Testbed Meteors (4)

Three-view of WK935, the unique trials aircraft originally built by Armstrong-Whitworth at Baginton to evaluate a prone-pilot requirement for the Bristol 185 interceptor project of 1952. The Bristol design evaporated long before WK935 flew but the Institute of Aviation Medicine at RAE Farnborough used the aircraft to test the principle as a general research programme. The last of 429 Mark 8s built by AWA, it featured the redesigned and enlarged engine intakes introduced during the mark’s production runs at both Baginton and Hucclecote.