Gloster Meteors, 77 Squadron RAAF, Korea, c.1951

photo courtesy of Keith Meggs. The Mk.8 A77-730 in the foreground was in fact his 'Private' Meteor !

Gloster Meteors, 77 Squadron RAAF, Korea, c.1951

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/argus/0/0/5/doc/an005110.htm

"Meteor jet fighters of 77 Squadron RAAF peel off to break formation after returning to their Korean base. [not stated ed.] ...Communist ground targets were blasted with rocket projectiles."

The Argus Newspaper: Melbourne, Victoria. Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria. Library Record Number: 1185787 Accession Number: H98.103/4694

[ Note: The image shown above and the downloadable enlargement has been digitally enhanced from the damaged original ]

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8: (A77-870) - RAAF Museum

http://www.raafmuseum.com.au/aircraft/a77-870/index.htm

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8:

The Aviation Buffs Website © Guido Van Roy

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8:

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Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8:

http://www.rtdtp.com/index.htm

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8: 3View

Wing Commander R.T. Susans DSO, FDC, Commanding Officer 77 Squadron RAAF makes the first use of RAAF Napalm Rocket, The 'Flaming Onion'.

Four Gloster Meteor F8 Aircraft led by Susans made the attack which was photographed by Major Ruffin Gray, USAF flying a Lockheed F80 Aircraft from the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. Chaeryong, North Korea, Feb. 8, 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: 083858

Wing Commander R.T. Susans DSO, FDC, Commanding Officer 77 Squadron RAAF makes the first use of RAAF Napalm Rocket, The 'Flaming Onion'.

Four Gloster Meteor F8 Aircraft led by Susans made the attack which was photographed by Major Ruffin Gray, USAF flying a Lockheed F80 Aircraft from the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. Chaeryong, North Korea, Feb. 8, 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: 148903

Wing Commander R.T. Susans DSO, FDC, Commanding Officer 77 Squadron RAAF (right) with Major Ruffin Gray, USAF 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. Chaeryong, North Korea, Feb. 8, 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0283

Wing Commander R.T. Susans DSO, FDC, Commanding Officer 77 Squadron RAAF. Kimpo South Korea, 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0281B

Meteor F.Mk.8's of 77 Squadron RAAF, location? date?

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Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8: (A77-728) showing underwing rocket installation

date, location and citation tba. Probably Kimpo, South Korea, c. 1951

http://vectorsite.tripod.com/avmeteor.html

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8s from the RAAF 'Meteorites' Aerobatic Team

Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), State Library of Victoria, Library Record Number: 1150953, Accession Number: H98.100/4293

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8s, 77 Squadron RAAF, Williamtown, N.S.W., Jan. 19, 1955

State Library of N.S.W., Frame no. : Home and Away - 27816

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8s, 77 Squadron RAAF, Williamtown, N.S.W., Jan. 19, 1955

State Library of N.S.W., Frame no. : Home and Away - 27818

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8

1/48th scale model kit and carrying markings of A77-851 as flown by George Hale in Korea, c.1951

http://www.hyperscale.com/features/meteorbg_1.htm

Ashley, Glenn, Meteor in Action

Aircraft Number 152, Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, Tx, USA

Cover Image: Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 (A77-851) as flown by Sgt. George Hale in Korea, (77 Squadron, RAAF), c.1951

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 (A77-828)

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77 Squadron RAAF, Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8's

A contemporary montage

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Photo courtesy Tony Lyons

77 Squadron RAAF, Kimpo, (Korea), c.1951

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Photo courtesy Tony Lyons

77 Squadron RAAF, Kimpo, (Korea), c.1951 (detail)

Photo courtesy Tony Lyons

77 Squadron RAAF, Kimpo, (Korea), c.1951

Photo courtesy Tony Lyons

77 Squadron RAAF, 'Kimpo Club' Kimpo, South Korea, c.1951

Photo courtesy Tony Lyons

Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 and Mustang P51, Pyongyan, Korea, c.1950

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Photo courtesy Tony Lyons

77 Squadron RAAF, Headquarters, Kimpo, South Korea, 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: P0820/07/01 (Donor: J McKinnon)

http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/ausinkorea/contributions.htm

Ground Crew, 77 Squadron RAAF, Kimpo, South Korea, 1951

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0048

http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/ausinkorea/contributions.htm

Commanding Officer, 77 Squadron RAAF Wing Co, J. W. Hubble (L) with Chief of the General Staff Lieut. Gen. Sir Sydney Rowell KBE, CB, Kimpo, South Korea, May 28, 1953

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK1020

http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/ausinkorea/contributions.htm

"High Explosive rocket projectile is prepared by RAAF Armourer, Aircraftsman 1, Keith Inglis". Kimpo, South Korea, 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0326

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Armourers preparing 5inch High Velocity Aircraft Rocket (HVAR) Projectiles for use by Mustangs of 77 Squadron RAAF, Pohang, North Korea, late 1951

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK1038

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Armament personnel arming 5 inch high velocity Aircraft Rockets (HVARs) on a Mustang of 77 Squadron RAAF, Iwakuni, Japan, July 1950

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: P1254/162/111, (Donor: R.C. Creswell).

http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/ausinkorea/contributions.htm

Meteor Mk8's in protective bays

date, location and citation tba. Probably Kimpo, South Korea, c. 1951

Rare? color image of Meteor Mk8 in protective bay, Sept. 1953

© 1996 James J. Van Hare, MD

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Meteor Mk8, Kimpo, South Korea, 1951

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A33283 Sergeant Pilot K.Meggs checks the landing gear of his RAAF Meteor before taking off on a fighter sweep down the Yalu River, Kimpo, South Korea, August 5, 1951

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0062

Rockets used by 77 Squadron

The rockets are being examined (L-R) Wing Commander Jack Kinninmont DFC of 77 Squadron, AVM J.E.Hanock, Group Captain C.T. Hannah, Squadron Leader Ian Parker (deputy CO of 77 Squadron) and Flight Lieutenant John Smith, Armament Officer of 91 Wing. Kimpo, South Korea, October 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0455A

Leading Aircraftsman John Hammond servicing the 20mm cannons on a 77 Squadron RAAF Meteor F8. Kunsan, August 10, 1954 (1952?)

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0985

Living Quarters, 77 Squadron, RAAF, Kimpo, South Korea, c. 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: P0660/33/03, (Donor - H.A. Hughes)

Motor Transport Section, 77 Squadron, RAAF, Kimpo, South Korea, c. 1952

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: P0660/33/09, (Donor - H.A. Hughes)

Lt. Kum Sok, North Korean Pilot

Lt. Kum Sok landed at 77 Squadron base at Kimpo, South Korea in his Russian Built MiG 15 jet fighter and surrendered the aircraft to United Nations forces. The first man to reach the aircraft was Flight Lieutenant Norman Williams CGM, DFM and Bar, Operations Officer of 77 Squadron. Kimpo, South Korea 1953

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0881

77 Squadron pilots Sergeants Geoff Collins, Ray Seaver and Ted Jones display the model aircraft they have built in their spare time. Kimpo, South Korea, 1953

Australian War Memorial Negative Number: JK0895

Presidential Unit Citation

Awarded to 77 Squadron in November 1951 by Syngmann Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea

http://www.awm.gov.au/korea/ausinkorea/raaf/raaf2.htm

Press announcement of F/Lieut. George Odgers' book Across the Parallel: The Australian 77th Squadron with the United States Air Force in the Korean War. Melbourne: William Heinemann Ltd, 1953.

Daily Mail, Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 22, 1953

courtesy of Monica Walsh, RAAF Museum, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia

'Prone Pilot' Meteor F8

WK935 was converted by AWA (Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft) and flew for the first time on February 10, 1954 with the Institute of Aviation Medicine. The design was an attempt to combat the effect of G forces on the pilot. The results were inconclusive and the aircraft was retired after a year. It is preserved at Cosford Aerospace Museum in the UK. (see next entry)

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Reid & Sigrist RS.4 Bobsleigh

The RS.3 Desford was a twin-engined monoplane with fixed undercarriage built as a trainer, although only one was made, G-AGOS. It was bought by the Ministry of Supply for prone pilot research in 1948, it being believed that fast jets would require a very low frontal profile. The nose was lengthened and glazed and provision made for a pilot lying prone while retaining the original cockpit; the name as changed to Bobsleigh to reflect the driving position. The first flight, as VZ728, was made on 13 June 1951 and tests were conducted over several years until the aircraft reverted to the civil register in 1956.

http://www.gsansom.demon.co.uk/vfaero/oneoff/vf11.htm

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