Steve Bond
25th Aug 2011, 10:28
It's amazing what you can find when you're looking for something else isn't it? I was looking through Cranwell's Operations Record Book for 1943 yesterday and my eye was caught by the entry for 5 March which mentions the Gloster F.9/40 being "airborne for the first time."
This is the date we all know for the first flight of the Meteor. However, turning back a page in the ORB, the entry for 22 February says:
"The Gloster Aircraft Company were provided with accommodation and facilities for the assembly and testing of Aircraft F.9/40. Subsequently the initial trial was carried out successfully and the aircraft became airborne. Further trials are to take place."
Anyone else come across this new date?
This is the date we all know for the first flight of the Meteor. However, turning back a page in the ORB, the entry for 22 February says:
"The Gloster Aircraft Company were provided with accommodation and facilities for the assembly and testing of Aircraft F.9/40. Subsequently the initial trial was carried out successfully and the aircraft became airborne. Further trials are to take place."
Anyone else come across this new date?