Gloster Meteor F.4

Gloster Meteor F.4 EG-19

Gloster Meteor F.4

Twin engined single seat fighter

Following the brilliant presentation by Sq/Ld Cotes-Preedy of company owned and Gloster Meteor F.4 G-AIDC at Melsbroek on 18 April 1947 (in which a new speed record between London and Brussels was set) the Belgian government placed an order for 48 Gloster Meteor F.4 fighters on March 12th 1949.  All aircraft (worth 24.400 £/piece) were delivered between April and September 1949 to serve with the Beauvechain based 1st Wing. When early 1951 the first much improved Meteor F.8 fighters entered service the F.4 models were gradually transferred to the Fighter School at Koksijde airbase to serve in the trainer role. Several other F.4's were modified into T.7 two seat trainers and saw a second career with the Belgian Air Force

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 Serial C/N Date In Date Out History
EF-5   May 1949 Sep 1954 G5/250, VW320 (RAF), EF5/GE-H, written off in belly landing at Veurne on 29 sep 1954.
EF-19 351062 May 1949 1954 G5/264, VW334 (RAF), EF-19/GE-G, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-23.
EF-31 - Aug 1949 1957 G5/276, VW346 (RAF), EF-31/SV-L
EF-32 - Jul 1949 1954 G5/277, VW347 (RAF), EF-32/MN-C, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-29
EF-47 - Sep 1949 Apr 1955 G5/293, VZ384 (RAF), EF-47/REN, GE-E, SV-T, written-off at Koksijde on 15 Apr 1955.
EF-48 - Sep 1949 Jul 1957 G5/294, VZ385 (RAF), EF-48/SV-N.
 
Two blue nosed 349 Squadron Gloster Meteor F.4 fighters at Beauvechain
Gloster Meteor F.4 of N° 350 Squadron in flight
 


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