Last flight of Meteor NF11 WM167 5/1/19
Jan 4, 2019 23:28:01 GMT
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Post by andypspotter on Jan 4, 2019 23:28:01 GMT
The last privately-owned Meteor in the UK, WM167, makes its last flight tomorrow, flying from Coventry to Bruntingthorpe, where it will be maintained in taxiable condition.
Apart from the Martin Baker examples, which are primarily testbeds, there is currently only one other flyable example in the world, in Australia.
Gates @ Bruntingthorpe are only open between 1000-1045. Admission is £10, with under-15s going free. The aircraft is due to arrive late-morning.
On a personal note, the aircraft is of significance to me, because it is possibly the last flyable aircraft my late father worked on during his time in the RAF. WM167 was stationed at RAF Leeming, with 228OCU, in the late 1950s, alongside Javelins, Canberras and Valettas.
The aircraft also has local links, being resident with Warbirds of Great Britain at Blackbushe between 1 December 1975 and 6 July 1984.
Apart from the Martin Baker examples, which are primarily testbeds, there is currently only one other flyable example in the world, in Australia.
Gates @ Bruntingthorpe are only open between 1000-1045. Admission is £10, with under-15s going free. The aircraft is due to arrive late-morning.
On a personal note, the aircraft is of significance to me, because it is possibly the last flyable aircraft my late father worked on during his time in the RAF. WM167 was stationed at RAF Leeming, with 228OCU, in the late 1950s, alongside Javelins, Canberras and Valettas.
The aircraft also has local links, being resident with Warbirds of Great Britain at Blackbushe between 1 December 1975 and 6 July 1984.
