Meteor Collection (page 2)

Gloster Meteor NF-14
RAF Gloster Meteor Nf-14S flying in formation Date: 1950s

Gloster Meteor T-7
RAF Advanced Flying School Gloster Meteor T-7 Parked for Refuelling Date: 1940s

Sqn Ldr Bill Waterton alongside a Gloster Meteor

Meteorite fall at Ensisheim, Germany (now France)
Depiction of a Donnerstein (thunderstone), a 250 pound meteorite which fell into a field near the town of Ensisheim, Germany (now in north east France, near the border with Germany)

Bolide meteorite with a serpentine shape
Bolide forming a serpentine shape due to the influence of gravitational forces on the fragments forming the tail Date: 1954

Gloster Meteor F4 VT170
Gloster Meteor F4, VT170

Gloster Meteor F1 EE227
Gloster Meteor F1, EE227, after modifications to take two Rolls-Royce RB50 Trents, thus becoming the worlds first propeller-turbine aircraft

Gloster Meteor T7 WL364
Gloster Meteor T7, WL364. This aircraft was used by Glosters for many years as the photographers aircraft for aerobatic sequences

Four Gloster Meteor F4s of 245 Squadron based at Horsham
Four Gloster Meteor F4s of 245 Squadron, based at Horsham St Faith (now Norwich Airport) in the air. April 1948. Date: 1948

Gloster Meteor F4 EE454 in standard camouflage
Gloster Meteor F4, EE454, in standard camouflage

Gloster Meteor F4 EE454 Britannia
Gloster Meteor F4, EE454, Britannia, as prepared for its successful attempt on the world speed record, 606mph

The fifth Gloster Meteor F1 EE214 / G
The fifth Gloster Meteor F1, EE214/G. Before going to 616 Squadron this aircraft was used for ventral fuel-tank trials

Gloster F9 / 40 DG205 / G forerunner of the Meteor
Gloster F9/40, DG205/G, forerunner of the Meteor, with, from left, John Crosby-Warren, test pilot; Michael Daunt, test pilot; Frank McKenna, md, Gloster; Air Cdre Frank Whittle and W.G

HMS Meteor, Scapa Flow, WW2. 1943

Kaisers Yacht Meteor
Kaiser Wilhelm II owned several yachts named Meteor, this is probably Meteor III. Date: 1894

Meteorite strike in India
Spectacular meteorite which exploded over the town of Queennggouch in India in fine weather Date: 26-27 December 1857

Bolide meteorite observed by Padre Secchi
Bolide observed by padre Secchi, Italian astronomer, who stated that the body was brighter than Venus and the two tails changed colour in the course of combustion. Date: 14 November 1868

Bolide meteorite with lance-like antenna
Bolide with lance-like antenna which exploded like a sunburst, the largest fragment ontinuing on its original trajectory Date: 11 November 1869

Quadruple bolide meteorites
Quadruple bolide recorded by the astronomer Tacchini at the Rome observatory Date: 27 July 1874

Gloster Meteor F1- entered service in early 1945 and based at Manston in time to be used against incoming V-1 Flying Bombs

Gloster F9-40 Rampage -Britains first jet fighter, subsequently renamed Meteor

Yachts Meteor and White Heather at Cowes, IOW
Yachts Meteor (belonging to Kaiser Wilhelm II) and White Heather (belonging to Mr Myles Kennedy) at sea during the Cowes Regatta, Isle of Wight. They were taking part in the 23-metre class. Date: 1914

Gloster Meteor NF11, WM232, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautic?
Gloster Meteor NF11, WM232, at the 1953 Royal Aeronautical Society Garden Party at Hatfield on 14 June

The sole Saro / Segrave A22 Meteor, G-aXP, painted maroon
The sole Saro/Segrave A22 Meteor, G-aXP, painted maroon for the 1930 Kings Cup Race

Lockheed P-80B-1-LO Shooting Star 45-8626 overflown
Lockheed P-80B-1-LO Shooting Star, 45-8626, overflown by two Gloster Meteor F4s

Eric Greenwood and Grp Capt H J Wilson
Eric Greenwood and Grp Capt H.J. Wilson of the reformed RAF High Speed Flight in front of Gloster Meteor IV, EE454, Britannia

These photographs from the Woomera range in Australia show how an Armstrong Whitworth Seaslug ship-to-air missile destroys its target

A Fokker S14 Mach Trainer jettisons its cockpit canopy flanked by a Gloster Meteor T7. The S14 flew for the first time on 20 May 1951. Date: 1951

Gloster Meteor F8 WK935
Gloster Meteor F8, WK935, was used by the RAE Farnborough for prone-pilot trials

Gloster Meteor F8 WA982
Gloster Meteor F8, WA982, had two Rolls-Royce Soar turbojets mounted on the wingtips

Gloster Meteor F4 RA491
Gloster Meteor F4, RA491, was initially flown powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon axial-flow turbojets. It is seen here at the 1950 SBAC show. Date: 1950

Gloster Meteor F4 RA435
Gloster Meteor F4, RA435, was used by Rolls-Royce as a testbed for two reheated Derwent V turbojets

Gloster Meteor F4 RA449
Gloster Meteor F4, RA449, is towed past an Avro Lincoln engine testbed

85 Squadron Gloster Meteor NF11s during final rehearsals for the 1953 RAF Review. Date: 1953

Gloster Meteor NF11 WD597
Gloster Meteor NF11, WD597, was used by Rolls-Royce for flight trials of the Derwent 8

The first true prototype of the Gloster Meteor NF11 WA546
The first true prototype of the Gloster Meteor NF11, WA546

Dutch Gloster Meteor F4s

The Gloster Meteor PR10 prototype VS968
The Gloster Meteor PR10 prototype, VS968

The Gloster Meteor F8 prototype VT150
The Gloster Meteor F8 prototype, VT150, was a modified F4 airframe with a new tail and cockpit canopy

Gloster Meteor F8 VZ460
Gloster Meteor F8, VZ460

Gloster Meteor F8 WA823
Gloster Meteor F8, WA823

A Gloster Meteor about to refuel in flight

Gloster Meteor F8 WA829 is refuelled in flight
Gloster Meteor F8, WA829, is refuelled in flight

A line-up of Gloster Meteor F8s

Gloster Meteor F8 VZ440
Gloster Meteor F8, VZ440

A Gloster Meteor T7 is prepared for another flight

A Gloster Meteor T7 is refuelled

Royal Navy Gloster Meteor T7 WL332
Royal Navy Gloster Meteor T7, WL332, of 728 Squadron, Hal Far, Malta

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