Meteor
Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1986. Octavo, black cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 256 pp., frontispiece, illustrated throughout with black and white photographs, diagrams, and coloured illustrations. Minor rubbing of dust jacket, otherwise a very fine copy. Author and former RAF officer, Bryan Philpott, dedicates this publication to Britain's first operational jet aircraft, the Gloster Meteor. Explained is the gestation of the fighter, the T 7 trainer and training, tests and trials, flying the Meteors, their reception overseas, how they act in combat, and postscript in the 1980s. The publication also includes principal data, production and serial blocks, order of battle, and performance comparisons. Item #4030
Price (AUD): $70.00