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Old 7th Dec 2002, 17:21
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Mike Read
 
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Meteors

In my youth, as an instructor on the Meteor T7 in 1952/3, I remember an instruction that we were not to refer to the Meteor as the "Meatbox" as it would have a negative effect on students'
morale. 1952 was the year in which 94 were killed in 150 Meteor write-offs (Wg Cdr Spry)
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