Gloster Meteor NF.14
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Registration: WS739
Based upon Sir Frank Whittle's turbojet engine design, the Gloster Meteor was Britain's first operational jet fighter, delivered to the RAF in 1944.
The Meteor twice set the world air speed record: in 1945 (606 mph) and 1946 (616 mph).
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Based upon Sir Frank Whittle's turbojet engine design, the Gloster Meteor was Britain's first operational jet fighter, delivered to the RAF in 1944.
The Meteor twice set the world air speed record: in 1945 (606 mph) and 1946 (616 mph).
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
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