Meteors around the world (42 Airframes)
Due to the number of airframes there are specific pages for Argentina, Australia and France. This page displays the survivors in Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, Holland, Israel, Malta, New Zealand, Sweden & the United States demonstrating the number of countries that operated this pioneering aircraft in the early days of the Jet age.
Belgium (4 Aircraft)
 F8, EG224 - Musee Royal de Brussels. |
 F8, EG-80 - Belgian AF Museum, Beauvechain |
 F8, EG-162 - Dinant, Belgium (Jorgos Tsambikakis) |
 NF-11-3 - Musee Royal de Bruxelles (Ex French Air Force and CEV) |
| Thanks to Stefan Geyson for supplying the missing photo of NF-11-3 at Musee Royal de Bruxelles | |||
Brazil (9 Aircraft)
| 4308, Manaus, Brazil - Air Museum (WS150)?? |
 Meteor T7: 4309, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Museo Aeroespecial?? |
Meteor F8: 4401 - Military Academy, Resende, RJ | Meteor F8, 4413. Pirassununga (FAB 4413, 2º/1º GAVCA, c. 1957) |
| Meteor F8: 4430 Brazilian Air Force Museum Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro |
 Meteor F8, 4439 - Porto Alegre - Canoas São Paulo |
 Meteor F8, 4440 - Museu Asas de um Sonho São Carlos |
 F8, 4452 Curitiba-Bacachri (Gate Guardian) |
| Meteor F8, 4460 - Aerospace Museum Campo dos Afonsos, Rio de Janeiro |
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| Need to track down photos of many of the surviving airframes in Brazil and to confirm the identity and location of the airframes in Brazil. | |||
Czechoslovakia (1 Aircraft)
 F8, EG247 - Stored, Letecke Museum, Praha Kbelz, Prague. |
Denmark (6 Aircraft)
 F4, 43-461 Danmarks Flyvemuseum, Helsignor. |
F4, 43-469 Ferle, In storage for the Danmarks Flyvemuseum |
 T7, BT-265 Stored Vandel Air Base |
NF11, 51-504 Under restoration at Aalborg Air Base for Defense & Garrison Museum, Aalborg |
 F8, 44-499 Dansk Veteranflysampling, Skjern. |
F8, 44-491 Karup Air Base Museum, Gedhus |
Ecuador (2 Aircraft)
 FR9, FF-123, Air Force Museum, Quito (October 2007) |
Simon Bolivar AFB in Guayaquil |
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| Thanks to Eduardo Cardenas for permission to use his great photo and possible location of another survivor at Guayaquil AFB. | |||
Germany (1 Aircraft)
 NF11 NF-11-14 2007 Luftwaffe Museum at Gatow, Berlin (Under restoration) |
Holland (3 Aircraft)
 F4, I-69 (VZ409), Militaire Luchvaart. |
 I-19 (WH233) in 1992, (Stored for the Militair Luchtvart Museum?) |
I-320 (VW417), Leeuwarden, Holland - gate guard |
Israel (6 Aircraft)
 NF13, 157 - IAF Museum. Used for Gabriel missile research. |
NF13 - 51, IAF Museum. |  F8 - 06 - IAF Museum. |
T7 - 18, IAF Museum. |
 T7 - 21, IAF Museum, Hatzerim |
T7 - 15, 107 Sqn, IAF Museum. |
Malta (3 Aircraft)
 F8, WK914 - At Scampton now with Malta Air Museum |  T7, WL360 - Malta Air Museum In storage at Yatesbury with the Meteor Flight |
 NF14, WS774 - Malta Air Museum Other photos: Guarding the gate at , RAF ElyUnder restoration |
New Zealand (2 Aircraft)
 F8, A77-867 - Ashburton Aviation Museum. It was previously on display at Classic Jets of Adelaide. |
 NF11, WD767 under restoration at Dairy Flat, Apr 2011 |
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| The RNZAF entered the jet age with the arrival of Meteor F.MkIII EE395 on loan from the RAF in 1945. This was reserialled NZ6001 and eventually purchased. They choose not to buy the Meteor to equip the post war RNZAF instead selecting the DH Vampire. | |||
Sweden (2 Aircraft)
 T7, SE-DCC/ G-ANSO? - Svedinos Bil Och Flygmuseum, Ugglarp |
SE-CAS, Malmslatt, Sweden - Flygvapenmuseum | |
| Is the aircraft at Svedinos really SE-DCC formerly G-ANSO (Reaper), if so then why is the tail carrying RAF 85 squadron markings? The swedish government bought three Meteors for target towing operations via Svensk Flygtjänst but not much written history published to the web that I can find. | ||
United States (3 Aircraft)
 NF11, WD592 - Flight Test Center Museum Edwards Air Force Base, California |
 F4, VT260 - Planes of Fame, Chino. Earlier photos:1. Duxford, 19971. Yorkshire Air Museum, 1994 |
 F4, VT229? - Kermit Weeks. Polk City. |
Museum Locations and links
Ashburton Aviation museum Opened in 1974 at Ashburton Airport to the south of Christchurch it serves as the operational base for airworthy DC3 Dakota ZK-AMY. As well as the ex Classic Jets Meteor A77-867 they have other static displays including cockpit of Canberra WH734, Hunter cockpit and FB5 and FB11 vampires.
IAF Museum: Hatzerim AF Base, Hatzerim, Army Postal Office Box 02832, Beer Sheva, Israel. Its closed Saturdays and Jewish Holidays (except intermediate days) so always check before visiting.
Flyvemuseum, Denmark: Danmarks Flyvemuseum og Trafikmuseet, Fabriksvej 25, 3000 Helsingor, Denmark.
Malta Aviation Museum: Ta'Qali, ATD 4000, Malta G.C. This now has three Meteors, NF14(T) WS774 which is on display plus WL360 (T7, Two seat trainer) and F.Mk8 WK914 which are under long term restoration.
Planes Of Fame: Chino California, has an extensive collection of both airworthy an static aircraft on display.
Svedinos Automobile and Aviation Museum Ugglarp, Sweden contains an extensive private collection of vintage cars and over 30 aircraft including former Gloster demonstrator G-ANSO reconfigured as a Meteor T7, and sold to Sweden for target towing as SE-DCC in 1959.
The Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft: Lufthavnsvej, Stauning, DK-6900, Skjern, Denmark
Page Updates
21 Dec 2011
Added link to Svedinos Automobile and Aviation Museum Ugglarp and added a 2006 photo of their Meteor T7 SE-DCC, this is allegedly former Gloster demonstrator G-ANSO / G44 Reaper before it was rebuilt as a T7 and sold on to sweden for target towing in 1959. The 85 squadron markings on the tail call its identity into question.
21 Dec 2011
Added link to Malta Aviation Museum: website which now has three Meteors in its collection although only NF14(T) WS774 is on display.
30th Oct 2011
Posted image of A77-876 at Ashburton Aviation museum which was purchased from Classic Jets of Adelaide in March 2010.
April 2011
News from Mike davey that he has acquired WH291 formerly with Second World War museum at Lasham! in exchange for WK914 which has been shipped to the Malta Air Museum. Its much more complete as WH291 flew into Lasham although spent the next twenty years exposed to sunny Hampshire weather. Mike has the same plans for WH291 as he had for WK914 which is restoration to ground running state.
27th Mar 2011
News from Martin Edwards confirming the export of A77-867 to Ashburton Aviation museum and the existence of Meteor TT20, WD767 at Silverdale. This is the airframe owned by Don Subritsky which he acquired from Australia, waiting for a current photo at Silverdale.
2007:
Meteor F4 VT229 was sold to the United States by the Newark Air Museum in 1991. It is still registered to Kermit Weeks, Polk City, Florida as N229VT but confirmation of its status is needed. The distinctive center section of a Meteor was seen at his storage facility in October 2002 (see photo above) but the identity was not confirmed. Has anyone else seen or recorded details of this aircraft?, The photo above shows it in reasonable state although there is some damage to the rear part of the port Nacelle.
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.