ex RAF WF883.

Acquired from the RAF in 1953 and allocated the serial A77-4. At the time of the photo it had still not been applied. Crashed on October 21, 1958, after the pilot lost control during aerobatics over Croughs Hill near Houghton, South Australia. Photo from: National Archives of Australia

Built in 1950. Originally single-seat Gloster ground attack demonstration aircraft registered as G-AMCJ. Next it became a two-seat T.7 demonstrator with tip tanks, registered as G-ANSO. Sold to Sweden where it was used as as a yellow-painted target tug. Repainted in museum into original G-ANSO blue colour.

Really Meteor T.7 WF877, mocked up to represent a Meteor NF.12 of 119 Sqdn Israeli AF/DF ca. 1957

WFU over the back of the airfield. Delivered to the RAF on 28 Jul 1949. SOC 15 Jul 1971 at 5MU Kemble. To Wattisham as a ground instruction trainer and later to the Newark Air Museum where it is currently preserved in 247 Squadron markings.

Delivered to the RAF as WL332 in 1952. Later tranferred to the Royal Navy. To Moston College, Woodford in 1969 then to the Wales Air Museum in 1977. Moved to Long Marston in 1990 where its condition deteriorated. To the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre, Newquay in 2020 which was forced to close in 2023.

Delivered to the RAF as WA662 in 1950. Assigned to the Royal Aircraft Establishment - Llanbedr. Preserved at the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum (Aeroventure) at Doncaster from 1994.

My late father started his advanced flying training on 25 February 1953 with 203 AFS based at RAF Driffield in Yorkshire. He was on a solo flight, exercise 14 which was for aerobatics according to his flight log. He was assigned Meteor IV VT240 code O-25. On completing the sortie he was cleared to land. On landing before he had cleared the runway there was a big bang and he ended up on the grass. On running clear and looking back he saw he had been hit by Meteor T7 WL413 which took off his tail. WL413 was delivered on 24 Jul 1952. Repaired after accident. Last noted Farnborough 24 Feb 1966.