| pb smith, e-mail, 13.11.2015 06:46 In summer, 1957, during Int'l Air Cadet Exch visit to UK, received courtesy flight in Meteor T.7. No ejection seats. Engines started w/ black powder charges.
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| Ian Dewar, e-mail, 28.10.2014 13:42 I refer to the above quote by 'markski' regarding what Adolf Galland said about the Meteor. Galland did fly both types in his career and when interviewed for television in 1988 said despite some imperfections, he believed the Meteor superior to the Me262 in every way! He repeated this assertion a year later when recording his recollections of flying for a film released later by the History Channel.
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| Paul Kavanagh, e-mail, 18.05.2013 18:27 Some of the last Meteors in RAF service carried on into the early 1970's at RAF Woodvale near Southport. Operated by
No 5 CAACU, which stood for Civil Army Airforce Cooperation Unit. It was a hodgepodge of T7, F8 and TT20's used mainly for gunnery practice. My ATC squadron was based at Woodvale at the time so I was able to fly in the Meteor T7. No ejector seats, it was over the side, hope the tail doesn't hit you.
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| baxie, 20.06.2011 06:05 when flying asymetric. A number of pilots were lost. I saw a hybrid Mk 7/8 at Farnborough in the 1990's built to counter this.
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| KeithFitchew, e-mail, 06.06.2011 17:52 There were large numbers of Meteor Night Fighters in RAF service up to 1960.I flew the last Meteor NF11 to the MU at RAF Lyneham from No.5 Squadron at Laarbruch on August 16th 1960.This was the last Meteor night fighter sortie flown in the RAF (unless someone can say otherwise).
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| bombardier, e-mail, 25.05.2011 09:48 The 262 was far better.It was faster and had heavier armament.The only aircraft capable of fighting the 262 was the F-80 and not the Meteor
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| Phil Rogers, e-mail, 01.02.2011 20:35 The Gloster Meteor Mark was the main equipment in RAF Fighter Command in the 195Os,when removed from service they wer modified to be used as target 'DRONES' for later equipment
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| Martin Lagos, e-mail, 24.01.2011 01:35 Argentina purchased 100 Meteor Mk IV's in 1948. They were deployed in Tandil and Moron air bases. I'll never forget the wailng sound of its Rolls Royce Derwent or Nene turbojets, a sound I never herd on any other jet. As far as I recall the Argentine Meteors did not have eyectable seats.
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| a.casais, e-mail, 12.11.2010 21:12 For me the score is; ME-262= 1, METEOR= 0, no doubts about it.
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| markski, e-mail, 04.06.2010 21:35 THE FAMOUS GERMAN ACE ADOLF GALLAND SAID THE PERFECT COMBINATION WOULD HAVE BEEN THE ME 262 AIRFRAME & THE METEORS POWERPLANT. APPARENTLY HE HAD FLOWN THE METEOR IN ARGENTINA & HE SAID THE METEOR WAS PLEASENT TO FLY BUT HE BELIEVED THAT IF BOTH AIRCRAFT MET IN SKYS OVER EUROPE THE 262 WOULD HAVE JUST HAD THE EDGE ON THE METEOR.
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| Barry, 17.09.2009 17:30 7400 kg thrust engines I do not think so. A second world war jet with a thrust to weight ratio greater than unity now that would be some tool!
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| d.jay, 28.07.2009 19:28 The only aircraft the 262 would wip out of the sky was its self with selfdestructing engines.
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| John Whyte, 27.07.2009 17:58 The 262 would wip it out off the sky as easy as counting to 10
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| John Whyte, 27.07.2009 17:58 The 262 would wip it out off the sky as easy as counting to 10
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| graham plumbe, e-mail, 03.04.2009 16:29 The Mk 4 was well known as a brick-built s--thouse, replaced by the user friendly Mk 8. Those who flew them in the 1950s know of the "phantom dive" of the Mk 7 caused by stalling of the inner wing when flying asymetric. A number of pilots were lost. I saw a hybrid Mk 7/8 at Farnborough in the 1990's built to counter this.
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| Aero-Fox, 06.04.2008 00:39 These machines were used post-war well into the 1960s as a ground-attack and photo-recon ship.
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