Australian Survivors (13 Airframes)
 T7, A77-701 (A77-229/WA731) - Missile Park, Woomera. |  T7, A77-702 (A77-305/WA732) - RAAF Museum, Point Cook, Victoria. |  T7, A77-705 (WA680), RAAF Museum Point Cook |  T7, A77-707 (WH118) - Australian National Aviation Museum, Moorabbin in 2002 |
 F8, WA880 - Queensland Air Museum. Marked as A77-721 the first Meteor to be lost in the Korean war, With 257 squadron in 1950 |  F8, A77-368 Australian War Memorial, Australia More: 2 3 4 |  F8, A77-868 Camden Aircraft Museum, Narellan, NSW |  F8, A77-870 - RAAF Museum, Point Cook, Victoria. |
 F8, A77-871 (WK791) - RAAF Forest Hill, Wagga Wagga, Another possible 'Meteorite'? |  F8, A77-874, RAAF Forest Hill, Wagga Wagga |  F8, A77-875 (WE918) - Fighter World Museum, RAAF Williamtown N.S.W More photos: 1, 2, 3 |  F8, A77-878 - HMAS Albatros, Nowra in 'storage' at Fleet Air Arm museum. It served in the RAF as WK907 and also flew in the Meteorites display team. It wasn't much better at Point Cook where it may have been stripped of useful parts for other airframes. |
 TT20, WD647 - Queensland Air Museum | At RAAF Edinburgh there is apparently another Meteor marked as F8, A77-207. This aircraft which served as WE905 with the RAF was converted to a U21 and was reported destroyed in 1971. If this is the case what is the real identity of this aircraft and is it actually on display? |
Museum Locations and links
Classic Jets Fighter Museum:Hanger 52, Anderson Drive, Parafield Airport, Adelaide, Australia.
Fighterworld - RAAF Williamtown: In a very small space this museum about 100m from the entrance of RAAF Williamtown you'll find an extensive and well preserved collection of aircraft including Meteor F8 A77-785, Medowie Road, Williamtown, 2318, N.S.W, Australia.
Queensland Air Museum:Pathfinder Drive, Caloundra Aerodrome, Brisbane, Australia.
RAAF Museum:RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook Road, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia.
Fleet Air Arm Museum:HMAS Albatros, Nowra. This currently has at least the fuselage of A77-878 which it probably acquired from Point Cook.
Temora Aviation Museum:Bankstown. Home of airworthy VZ467, (Painted as A77-851 'Halestorm').
Australian National Aviation Museum: This superb museum at Melbourne's Moorabbin airport boasts an extensive collection of exhibits and airframes from the earliest days of Australian aviation.
South Australian Aviation Museum: Lipson Street, Port Adelaide SA5015, This has the original cockpit of MIG killer A77-851 'Halestorm' on display.
Updates
22nd Dec 2011: An interesting mystery is developing around WK887/ WE925 which may be a mystery survivor currently at Temora as a source of spares for airworthy VZ467 (AKA A77-851 Halsestorm). It was photgraphed a few years ago and may have spent some time at the East Midlands Aeropark.
15th Nov 2011: Peter Williams contacted Fighterworld to ask about the chequered markings around the tail of A77-785. The markings represent standard markings for 77 Squadron RAAF Meteors. The chequered marking is green and silver with a black edge.
10th Nov 2011: Posted images from Peter Williams visit to Fighterworld at RAAF Williamtown in June. He confirms the identity of their Meteor F8 as A77-785, it was previously on display painted as A77-385 but now appears in its correct markings. There are four images of the aircraft including one of its pristine instrument panel. Were now looking for just one more picture if there is a Meteor at RAAF Edinburgh.
26th Mar 2011: Martin Edwards passed on a great of news and some new images including confirmation that A77-867 is now with the Ashburton Aviation museum. This has meant a new section on the Meteor survivors page for New Zealand as it now has two airframes, it would be nice to know more about Silverdale and get a photo of the Meteor in its new home. I have also moved A77-368 from the meteor cockpits page to here as apparently the Australian war memorial has the whole airframe although only the forward fuselage is on display, in contrast A77-851, 'Halestorm' has moved from here to the cockpits page as only the forward fuselage was preserved.
25th Mar 2011: A new survivor found by Paul Daw at the Missile Park, Woomera. It looks in reasonable condition as has the FR9/PR10 camera nose. It rather confusingly carries RA348 on the tail which was a Hawker hurricane that was never built. It brings the total number of survivors in Australia to 14.
25th Mar 2011: Images posted of A77-871 outside RAAF base at Wagga Wagga in NSW. It was sent in by Peter Williams who also sent in the photo of A77-878 at the RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra. It used to be at Point Cook but the conditions in which it is stored haven't improved.
12th Nov 2010: Paul Daw the curator of the South Australian Aviation Museum is keen to get hold of a Meteor center section, he has the nose of historic 'Halestorm' A77-851 but would love to display it as part of a complete airframe, he has most of the other major components but without the middle bit he is a bit stuck.
10th Nov 2010: A77-867 (WK685)has been exported to New Zealand, it left Adelaide around March/ April and its new home is at the Ashburton Aviation museum doubling the population of New Zealand Meteors.
21st July 2010: A nice new photo of the cockpit of A77-851 at South Australian Aviation Museum, thanks to Nigel Daw. Its well preserved and some photos inside the cockpit will also be posted shortly.
10th April 2010: Confirmation that the cockpit of A77-368 is preserved at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra (Peter F Williams) as part of an extensive Korean War display area.
Jan 2009: Thanks to Neil Portch for news of A77-868 and further information on A77-878. He also told me about www.adf-serials which is a great reference for Australian Aviation enthusiast. Now it's up to the rest of you down-under to get some photos of the above aircraft and confirm their status.
If you have up to date images of any of the Meteors above, especially if there is no photograph of the airframe then please get in contact. We would also like to know about any other airframes or cockpit sections that may exist which are not listed. Additional historical information can also be sent in at any time. Please get permission from the copyright holder before sending in any image that is not your own. We are not in a financial position to purchase images for use on this site.