Gloster Meteor T7 (WS103)
Built to contract 6/Aircraft/6410/cb7(b) issued on 28/04/1951
07/05/1952 - taken on Charge at Receipt and Dispatch Unit, Anthorn 10/03/1953 - with 813 NAS, RNAS Ford
18/12/1953 - with 703 NAS, RNAS Ford
06/05/1955 - at Naval Air Radio Installation Unit, Gosport
09/05/1955 - at RNAS Lossiemouth
09/12/1955 - with Lossiemouth Stn Flt
17/10/1956 - with FR Ltd
By 06/04/1957 - at RNAS Lossiemouth
16/04/1957 - Airworks Fleet Requirements Unit, St Davids
5/10/1957 - at RNAS Lossiemouth
05/03/1958 - with 728 NAS at Hal Far
31/10/1960 - at RNAS Hal Far
16/01/1962 - 728 NAS, Hal Far
18/12/1962 - to Aircraft Holding Unit, Brawdy
18/05/1966 - to Heron Flt, RNAS Yeovilton; with Yeovilton Standards Flt coded 709/VL - to RAF Kemble for storage
07/03/1969 - to Fleet Requirements Unit allocated 844 but not carried
08/01/1971 - to RNAS Lee on Solent for storage for FAAM
08/11/1972 - to FAAM store at Wroughton by road
19/04/1993 - by road to Crawley College
23/06 and 24/06/1997 - aircraft moved back to FAAM store at Wroughton by road
09/12/1999 - moved to Cobham Hall
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Two seat jet trainer
Manufacturers - Gloster Aircraft Ltd
Power plant - Two 3,500lb thrust Rolls Royce Derwent turbojets
Wingspan - 37ft 2ins
Length - 43ft 6ins
Height - 13ft
Weight - 14,230lbs loaded
Max speed - 585mph
Range - 580 miles
Armament - Nil