Gloster Meteor

[Chuck_Joe]

Hello everyone

I am an aviation researcher and I am looking after a high resolution picture of the Gloster Meteor G-AIDC. An airplane that in 1946-1947 visited a lot of countries in Europe.
Who can help me?

Thanks

Bart Vandamme

[NutLoose]

I havent got one but this may be of interest

http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AIDC.pdf

From

GINFO Search Results | Aircraft Register | Safety Regulation (http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=AIDC)

also meteor (http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/top/t/meteor.htm)

[Fargo Boyle]

I am sure that the front cover of an earlyish (1970's/80's?) Aeroplane Monthly featured a head-on colour picture of this aeroplane. Might be worth contacting the Editor?

[MReyn24050]

Aeroplane Monthly did publish this aircraft on it's front cover of the June 1976 issue. The article on Page 319 has two black and white photographs, one a plan view of the aircraft flying and the other a view looking at the starboard side of the aircraft.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c67/sabamel/Aircraft/GlosterMeteorG-AIDC.jpg
In late April/early May the Meteor was demonstrated before the Swedish chiefs of staff. Shortly afterwards, whilst being flown by a Belgian pilot at Melsbroek Brussels,G-AIDC was seriously damaged in a landing accident. The aircraft was written off, but the centre section, outer wing panels and rear fuselage were salvaged and incorporated in the prototype Meteor T.Mk 7 trainer, G-AKPK.

[Fargo Boyle]

Bingo! The medication must be working... :)

[Chuck_Joe]

Thanks everyone.
Bart