| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WD790 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Version: | Gloster Meteor NF11 (Mod) |
| C/n (msn): | [ WD790 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | RAE - Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVI IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1981 |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1981 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 641345 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the RAF as WD790 in 1952 and used as a test aircraft. To Leeming as fire trainer 8743M in 1982. Broken up for parts. Nose section to NEAM Sunderland in 1985 then to the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum in 2018. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 January 2024, and has since been viewed 157 times. |