Gloster Meteor - A Short History
Channel: A Short History
Date: 2021-05-08

The Gloster Meteor was the first and only British jet that saw combat in World War 2. The Gloster Meteor was developed in the 1940's and saw combat in several conflicts around the world. 

SOURCE: 
Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor,  License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) - the text has been modified and shortened

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Images in the Public Domain.
"GlosterFMk4MeteorC-0411.jpg" by Francisco Infante, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GlosterFMk4MeteorC-0411.jpg, Attribution: Francisco Infante
"Meteor DG202G at RAF Mueum London in November 2011.jpg" by Nick-D, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meteor_DG202G_at_RAF_Mueum_London_in_November_2011.jpg, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)
"Gloster Meteor F9/40"  by Hugh Llewelyn, https://flickr.com/photos/camperdown/21793056185/, License: CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)
"Overdracht aan Nederland en België van de Nederlandse Gloster Meteor straaljagers op Schiphol-512498.ogv" by https://www.openbeelden.nl/media/700816, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Overdracht_aan_Nederland_en_Belgi%C3%AB_van_de_Nederlandse_Gloster_Meteor_straaljagers_op_Schiphol-512498.ogv, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 NL (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en)
"Majoor Flinterman en luitenant Wansink vestigen Nederlands snelheidsrecord in de lucht Weeknummer 49-35 - Open Beelden - 22716.ogv" by Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Majoor_Flinterman_en_luitenant_Wansink_vestigen_Nederlands_snelheidsrecord_in_de_lucht_Weeknummer_49-35_-_Open_Beelden_-_22716.ogv, License: CC BY-SA 3.0 NL (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en)

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