In the late fifties I regularly flew staff from Lyneham to Upavon in the 99 Sqn Anson. I am certain the photo was not taken there and I also think the grass runways were too short and too uneven for a Meteor VIII.
BTW: The Vampire (VZ283) belonged to 613 (City of Manchester) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force, which ties up with the fly in story.
From Wapedia
In its latter RAF years the grass runways were not wholly appropriate for heavy fixed-wing aircraft, nor any kind of jet aircraft, and so the administrative control of aviation for the whole of the RAF developed in strength at Upavon. HQ No.1 Group was a major component of RAF 'life' at Upavon, controlling operations of the large fleet of transport aircraft.
Last edited by brakedwell; 28th May 2009 at 18:13.