Italy was thought to be the first country to fly a jet-powered plane (although they were second after Germany's He 178), ...
The British Gloster Meteor became the first Allied jet, achieving success against Germany’s V-1 missiles. -The American Bell P-59 Airacomet didn’t enter combat due to underwhelming performance ...
The Gloster Meteor went down on its approach towards RAF West Raynham in Norfolk on 1 May 1951, killing both men on board. Last year, the RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre learned a farmer had found ...
Sqn Ldr (Retired) Devey Smith flew Gloster Meteor 8s with the 56 Squadron. He said: "I was honoured to have been a part of [it]". Terence Devey Smith He says it was an enormous privilege to fly in ...
The Gloster is the current flagship of MG in India, sitting above the MG Hector. Introduced last year in the country, MG claims that the Gloster’s name comes from a prototype jet-engined ...