Gloster Meteor at IWM Duxford #ww2 #ww2history #gloster #meteor #jet | Daniel J Wheatcroft

5.3K views · 124 reactions | Launching Britain in to the Jet Age in the summer of 1944, the Gloster Meteor was never to meet its German counterpart, the Messerschmitt Me 262 in combat. Find out why and watch in full: https://bit.ly/3NISQiY | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

Turbojet technology was still in its infancy when the Gloster Aircraft Company developed the Meteor. This was the first British jet-powered aircraft and the only one that the Allies ever sent into combat during World War II. The Meteor had been built to engage in air battles with the Luftwaffe's Me 262, the first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft that stunned the Allies when it appeared. But the much-expected confrontation between both jets never happened. Eventually, both were replaced w

5.6K views · 379 reactions | Gloster Meteors filmed for a short 1951...

Britain's first fighter jet, a Gloster Meteor, has made its final flight in the Midlands ✈️ | ITV Central

88K views · 1.9K reactions | Gloster Meteor F.3 aircraft of 56 Squadron RAF in flight from Brentwaters, July 19 1946. #ww2 #aviationlovers #military #aircraft | Jets 'n' Props | Facebook

7.7K views · 159 reactions | With its first flight in 1949 this Gloster Meteor is currently the world's oldest flying jet! Now with the @planesoffame it is one of only 5 airworthy Meteors in the world! #glostermeteor #glostermeteort7 #t7 #vintageaircraft #warbird #planesoffame #chinoca #rare #eaa #oshkosh #airventure #airshow #airahowstuff | AirshowStuff | Facebook