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  Gloster Meteor F.8 Serial Number A77-368 
RAAF
77 Squadron


Daniel Leahy 2013

Aircraft History
Built by Gloster. Delivered to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as Meteor serial number WA952.

Korean War History
On January 8, 1951 delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Meteor serial number A77-368. Assigned to 77 Squadron. Nicknamed "Rosemary". During the Korean War, this Meteor flew 485 missions and claimed a MiG-15 damaged in air combat. On April 11, 1960 withdrawn from use. On September 22, 1960 stricken off charge.

Display
This aircraft was donated to the Australian War Memorial (AWM) and displayed at the Treloar Technology Centre (AWM Annex). Afterwards, the nose and cockpit section were put on display in Australian War Memorial (AWM) in the Post-1945 Conflicts Gallery.

Storage
This aircraft was donated to the Australian War Memorial (AWM), this aircaft was stored at the Treloar Technology Centre (AWM Annex).

Display
The nose and the cockpit section of the aircraft is currently on display at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) in the Post-1945 Conflicts Gallery. The aircraft is displayed with the nose section protruding from the wall. The rest of the aircraft remains in storage at Treloar Technology Centre (AWM Annex).

References
Thanks to Daniel Leahy for his assistance with this profile.
ADF Serials - Meteor A77-368

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Last Updated
November 9, 2019

 

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