Gloster Meteor

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Name: Gloster Meteor

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

South Korea honours local war veteran

Honoured: Local RSL member Merv Andre spent a week in South Korea last month as part of a tour honouring Australian veterans of the Korean War.LOCAL RSL member Merv Andre said not even the renewed North Korean threat could put a damper on his recent trip ... [Published Esperance Express - May 10 2013]

Entities: South Korea, Korean War, Gloster Meteor

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

UK Royal Air Force

'Oldest' flying jet in Newquay

A plane believed to be the oldest British-built jet aeroplane left flying in the world has arrived in Newquay.The Gloster Meteor T.7 WA591 is the last example of its kind still flying, according to the Classic Aircraft Trust based at Newquay airport.About ... [Published BBC - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Gloster Meteor, UK Royal Air Force, RAF Woodvale, Coventry

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

French Pilot Honoured For Help in Saving York From World War Two Bombings

German Luftwaffe bombers flew to Britain with their sights set firmly on the historic City of York. This was York’s turn to suffer its own Blitz, in what became known as the ‘Baedeker Raids’, as the historic targets were those shown in the famous German ... [Published 104.7 Minster FM - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Bomber, World War II, French Air Force, Bombing, UK Royal Air Force

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 4 reports

Historic Meteor flown over Gloucestershire by helicopter

A HISTORIC Meteor took to the skies over Gloucestershire today.But rather than flying it made the journey slung under a Royal Air Force helicopter.Hundreds of people gathered this afternoon to watch the amazing scenes as the aircraft was lifted from Imjin ... [Published This is Gloucestershire - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Squadron, Jets Intl Ltd, RAF Innsworth

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Jet flies in - by helicopter

A Chinook helicopter will airlift a Meteor jetThe Jet Age Museum at Staverton will be receiving a very special delivery next week, courtesy of the Royal Air Force.At 14:30 on Monday 22nd April, the museum’s latest acquisition, a Gloster Meteor T.7 jet ... [Published Cotswold Journal - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Chinook, UK Royal Air Force, Joint Helicopter Command, Squadron, Gloster Meteor

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Gloster Meteor

Great Britain: Classic Air Force attraction opens

Air heads won?t want to miss one of Britain?s newest attractions: the Classic Air Force at the Newquay-Cornwall Airport in southwestern England. Billed as Britain?s only ?living memorial? to the aircraft of the 1940s and 1950s, the CAF opened earlier ... [Published Miami Herald - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Gloster Meteor, England

First reported Dec 06 2012 - Updated Dec 06 2012 - 1 reports

Mark Collins - Early Cold War RCAF Fighters, Mainly Canucks and Sabres

Very interesting (the F-35 is mentioned en passant), think I’ll get the book : Review of Randall Wakelam’s ‘Cold War Fighters: Canadian Aircraft Procurement, 1945-54′ by Richard Goette More on the Avro CF-100 Canuck here and here , on the ... [Published The 3Ds Blog - Dec 06 2012]

Entities: Mark Collins, Royal Canadian Air Force, Cold War

Quotes

"My job was to look after the tractors towing the trains of batteries out to the aircraft" he said

South Korea honours local war veteran [Published Esperance Express - May 10 2013]

The 31-year-old said: "It was really nice to take the Meteor on its final flight."

Historic Meteor flown over Gloucestershire by helicopter [Published This is Gloucestershire - Apr 22 2013]

"The Meteor aircraft represents a very important link to Gloucestershire's military and industrial heritage."

Chinook used to re-home vintage jet [Published BBC - Apr 22 2013]

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South Korea honours local war veteran [Published Esperance Express - May 10 2013]
'Oldest' flying jet in Newquay [Published BBC - Apr 30 2013]
French Pilot Honoured For Help in Saving York F... [Published 104.7 Minster FM - Apr 29 2013]
News story: RAF airlift Britain's first jet fig... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Apr 23 2013]
Historic Meteor flown over Gloucestershire by h... [Published This is Gloucestershire - Apr 22 2013]
VIDEO: Chinook lifts Meteor jet to new home [Published BBC News Video - UK - Apr 22 2013]
Chinook lifts historic jet to new home [Published BBC - Apr 22 2013]
Historic aircraft gets a lift to Staverton [Published itv.com - Apr 22 2013]
Chinook used to re-home vintage jet [Published BBC - Apr 22 2013]
Jet flies in - by helicopter [Published Cotswold Journal - Apr 19 2013]
Great Britain: Classic Air Force attraction opens [Published Miami Herald - Apr 19 2013]
Mark Collins - Early Cold War RCAF Fighters, Ma... [Published The 3Ds Blog - Dec 06 2012]

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News story: RAF airlift Britain's first jet fig... [Published Inside government - Ministry of Defence - Apr 23 2013] Located at Imjin Barracks in Gloucestershire, home of NATO’s Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC), the aircraft, an early 1950s’ Meteor, was lifted by a Chinook helicopter and moved to its new home at the Jet Age Museum, located at Gloucestershire ...
Mark Collins - Early Cold War RCAF Fighters, Ma... [Published The 3Ds Blog - Dec 06 2012] Very interesting (the F-35 is mentioned en passant), think I’ll get the book : Review of Randall Wakelam’s ‘Cold War Fighters: Canadian Aircraft Procurement, 1945-54′ by Richard Goette More on the Avro CF-100 Canuck here and here , on the ...

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VIDEO: Chinook lifts Meteor jet to new home [Published BBC News Video - UK - Apr 22 2013]