Mike Barnett Aviation on MSN
This Cold War jet went inverted and dived then the footage was restored
The Gloster Javelin was built for Cold War interception, but this footage shows it doing something that looks completely insane. In a remastered and recoloured clip, the jet drops into a steep ...
Gloster Meteor T.Mk.7 WL462: Awaiting collection 8/10/52, delivered 27/10/53. RAF service was with 604 (County of Middlesex) Squadron, RAF only. Written off (destroyed) 3/4/54: Collided with Meteor ...
Ejector seats that help chop you in half? Yeah nah. Time is called on metal fatigue, pilot shortages, and just plain old ...
Historical Digs on MSN
This jet ruled the skies - until the Cold War hit
It was the pride of post-war Britain - until it wasn’t. The Gloster Meteor was the RAF’s first jet, blazing into WWII to stop ...
Gloster Meteor T.Mk.7 WL479: Notified as awaiting collection 17/11/1952, delivered 24/11/1952. RAF operational service career was with 209 AFS, 12 FTS, 8 FTS, and the RAF Flying College Manby Written ...
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