• Aircraft:

  Gloster Meteor F.8

• Reg: A77-867 photos
• Serial #:

  WK685

• Airline: Australia - Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
• Photo Date: Aug 28, 2008
• Uploaded: Sep 19, 2008
• Adelaide Parafield - YPPF, Australia

Built to an RAF order as WK685 but diverted to the RAAF. Shipped directly to Korea aboard HMS Ocean & taken on RAAF charge 20 August 1952. Based at Kimpo with 77 Sqn. Shipped to Australia in December 1955 and served with 77, 78 & 22 Sqns. Rescued from the Point Cook Fire Training School & put on display at Moorabbin Air Museum. Acquired by Classic Jets Fighter Museum, Parafield, 1992 & restored. Note Parafield's historic former Terminal building and Control Tower in the background.

Photographer

Aircraft

Brenden A77-867

2,099 0 0 Gloster Meteor F.8

Rare low res close-cropped 'pre-restoration' view of Meteor F8 A77-867 (WK685) on outdoor display at the Moorabbin Aviation Museum (MAM) in early 1974

Wal Nelowkin A77-867

2,582 0 0 Gloster Meteor F.8

This Meteor is owned by the Classic Jets Fighter Museum

Brett Pulford A77-867

3,330 0 0 Gloster Meteor F.8

Photo location

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Photographer

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Preparing to cast off

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