| Meteor F.Mk.8s of No.63 Squadron, circa 1953. Note squadron marks on fuselage and wing tips | ||
| The prototype Meteor F.8, originally an F.4, with the Gloster E1/44. Fin and rudder of the latter was successfully adopted for the F.8 | ||
| WA982 was used to flight test the Rolls-Royce Soar engine, weighing a mere 125kg. Only one Soar was installed, the port fixture being a dummy | ||
| Meteor VZ460 of the Central Fighter Establishment was used for tests with rocket projectiles and bombs | ||
| The most powerful Meteor 8 flown was WA820, fitted with two Armstrong-Siddeley Sapphire engines providing 6900kg of thrust | ||
| Interesting F.8 conversion was WK935. Second cockpit accomodated pilot in prone position | ||
| Meteor F.Mk.8s of No.41 Squadron. Note squadron leader"s badge under cockpit of aircraft in foreground | ||
| Although a Gloster private venture aircraft G-7-1 was basically a Mark 8, it could carry 24 rockets or four 450kg bombs, plus tip tanks. It was named the Reaper | ||
| Another Gloster P.V. was G-AMCJ, also based on the Mark 8. It could carry a variety of stores and was stressed for R.A.T.O.G. | ||
| Large numbers of F.8s were converted to unmanned target drones. WH344 was a typical example of the U.Mk.16 aircraft | ||
| The F.8 could be converted to the F.R.9 by the attachment of a camera nose. VW360 was an F.R.9, but here it lacks a camera nose and is carrying eight HVAR rockets | ||
| A number of F.8s were supplied to the Syrian Air Force | ||
| An F.8 of the Belgian Air Force, constructed by Avions Fairey from components supplied by Fokker Aircraft |
