Meteor: Out of Service Date?
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60 Sqn Meteor NF 14 at Tengah until mid 1961, then replaced with Jav 9's. I was there !! Also I believe ( maybe memory failure ) that 81 Sqn at Tengah had Meteor PR's at that time.
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Hi Bruceg,
Apologies for a tardy response. I've had a look at my father's logbook: his first flight with 222 was in Meteor 7 WF861 on 20 September 1954 and in Meteor 8 'W' the following day. His first flight in a Hunter 1 was on 10 March 1955.
I can't really make out signatures in the logbook to check against the names you mentioned but suspect he arrived after you and the others had moved on.
There's a very nice photo of the squadron's pilots in front of a Hunter. No date but all pilots are named and the CO, I assume, was S/L Cook.
Quite a few interesting photos from other tours including an shot of a Lightning flying alongside an aircraft I don't immediately recognise but not dissimilar to a Lightning and which is flying with undercarriage down Serial no. WG768 (not sure about the 'W'). The photo was printed in November 1966 when my father was with EPTS at Farnbough.
Apologies for a tardy response. I've had a look at my father's logbook: his first flight with 222 was in Meteor 7 WF861 on 20 September 1954 and in Meteor 8 'W' the following day. His first flight in a Hunter 1 was on 10 March 1955.
I can't really make out signatures in the logbook to check against the names you mentioned but suspect he arrived after you and the others had moved on.
There's a very nice photo of the squadron's pilots in front of a Hunter. No date but all pilots are named and the CO, I assume, was S/L Cook.
Quite a few interesting photos from other tours including an shot of a Lightning flying alongside an aircraft I don't immediately recognise but not dissimilar to a Lightning and which is flying with undercarriage down Serial no. WG768 (not sure about the 'W'). The photo was printed in November 1966 when my father was with EPTS at Farnbough.
Snipe46, WG768 was a really interesting aircraft - the Short SB5. It was used by the RAE to investigate wing sweep and tailplane positions, and had a part to play in the Lightning development - although IIRC the story goes that English Electric had fixed on the eventual design before the SB5 confirmed it for them!
The aircraft still exists - in the museum at Cosford.
I'd love to see that pic of it in formation with a Lightning.
The aircraft still exists - in the museum at Cosford.
I'd love to see that pic of it in formation with a Lightning.
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Thanks xtp and BossEyed!
It'll be a week before I can get my hands on the logbook again but I'll do my best to upload the photo.
In the picture I'm pretty sure SB5 was painted all black (or dark blue) and I think the tail fin was different to the photo above.
It'll be a week before I can get my hands on the logbook again but I'll do my best to upload the photo.
In the picture I'm pretty sure SB5 was painted all black (or dark blue) and I think the tail fin was different to the photo above.
The Short SB5 was a true polymorph - its sweep angle could be set to 3 different values on the ground and it could be fitted with 2 different rear fuselages, one with a T-tail and one with a low set tailplane.
Testing with the SB5 proved that the optimum configuration for the English Electric P1 was as EE had always intended, conferring excellent low-speed handling characteristics.
The SB5 was used by ETPS for many years before being retired to Cosford.
Testing with the SB5 proved that the optimum configuration for the English Electric P1 was as EE had always intended, conferring excellent low-speed handling characteristics.
The SB5 was used by ETPS for many years before being retired to Cosford.
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When I was at Bedford it was dark blue underneath and silver on top, but where the tail was I cant be certain but I think on top of the fin.
