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Serial #: WA591 Construction #: ? Civil Registration: N/A Model: T.7 Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2003 |
History: Delivered to RAF as WA591. - BOC: Aug. 26, 1949. - SOC: - Delivered to Central Fighter Establishment, West Raynham, Sept. 2, 1949. - Allocated to To 226 Operational Conversion unit, Stradishall, Oct. 31, 1949. -- Flying accident. Initially Cat 3R later changed to Cat 4R., Jan. 12, 1950. -- Repaired at Glosters and retured to service Nov. 16, 1950. - Transferred to 203 Advanced Flying School, Driffield, Nov. 20, 1950. -- Flying accident, Assessed Cat 4R by 43 Group, Oct. 24, 1951. -- Sent to Glosters Dec. 5, 1951. -- Repairs completed May 14, 1952. - Transferred to 208 Advanced Flying School, Merryfield, May 15, 1952. - Transferred to 215 Advanced Flying School, Finningley, March 10, 1953. -- Flying accident, Assessed Cat 4R, Aug. 6, 1953. -- Sent to Glosters for repairs, Sept. 22, 1953. -- Repairs complete June 30, 1954. - Transferred to 33 MU, Lyneham, July 2, 1954. - Transferred to 12 Flying Training School, Weston Zoyland, Dec. 9, 1954. - Transferred to 38 MU pending refurbishment, June 17, 1955. -- Pending refurbishment. - Sent to A V Roe, Cat 4 Refurbishment, Feb. 27, 1956. -- Repairs began March 2, completed on the July 25, 1956. - Transferred to 12 MU, Kirkbridge, July 26, 1956. - Transferred to 33 MU, Lyneham, March 16, 1959. - Transferred to RAF College of Air Warfare, Manby (3 Squadron), June 29, 1959. - Transferred to 33 MU, Lyneham, Jan 31, 1961. - Transferred to 5 MU, Kemble, Aug. 30, 1961. - Transferred to 33 MU, Lyneham, Oct. 12, 1961. - Transferred to 5 FTS, Oakington, Jan. 25, 1962. - Transferred to 8 FTS, Driffield, Feb. 27, 1962. - Transferred to RAF College of Air Warfare, Manby (3 Squadron), Aug. 13, 1962. -- Sent to 63 MU for Cat 3R repair, July 10, 1963. - Transferred to 5 MU, Kemble, May 3, 1965. -- Transferred to Apprentice School for ground instruction. -- Issued instructional airframe serial 7917M. RAF Woodvale, 1980's - Gate Guard. The Meteor Flight, Yatesbury, UK, 2003. - Under Restoration to airworthy. |
The Meteor Flight
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