| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "WK864" |
| Military Code: | C |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Version: | Gloster Meteor F8 |
| C/n (msn): | [ WL168 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 616 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | ElvingtonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGYK IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Yorkshire Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 24 October 2018 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 97251 |
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This Meteor is painted in 616 (S Yorkshire) Sqdn colours but is really WL168, WK864 having been scrapped at 33MU Lyneham in 1963. It was built at Hucclecote as part of the last batch of the 1,090 F.8s and entered service with 111 Sqdn at North Weald in 1954, soon moving to 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqdn at the same airfield, until the Royal Auxiliary Air Force was disbanded in March 1957. For two years from 1959 it was with the Armament Practice School (Sylt, W Germany) towing banner targets, then becoming a display airframe at various stations, arriving at the YAM in 1996 from Finningley. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 October 2018, and has since been viewed 443 times. |