| Date |
Notes |
| 1951 |
Built by Armstrong Whitworth, Baginton, with Rolls-Royce Derwent Mk.8
engines. From serial batch WH272-WH320 |
| 2nd November 1951 |
Awaiting collection at Baginton. |
| 27th November 1951 |
To 29 MU, High Ercall, Salop |
| 29th January 1952 |
To Day Fighter Leaders School, Central Fighter Establishment, West Raynham. |
| 14th January 1955 |
To 609 Sqn RAuxAF (West Riding of Yorkshire). RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire. |
| 21st October 1955 |
To 12 MU, Kirkbride |
| 24 Oct 56 |
Repaired on site/60 MU - Cat 3R damage. No accident card, Repairs completed 19 Dec 56. |
| 19 Mar 57 |
RAF Flying College, Manby, Lincs. |
| 23 Feb 61 |
Damaged - Cat 3R. No accident card. Repaired on site 60 MU 26th Feb, Returned to service 30 June 1961. |
| 01 Aug 61 |
Returned to Flying College at Manby. |
| 03 May 62 |
Cat 3R damage - ROS/6 MU. No accident card. |
| 08 Aug 62 |
Ex-ROS - repairs completed. |
| 09 Aug 62 |
Returned to Flying College Manby (renamed College of Air Warfare
from July 1962) Photo flying in vic formation whilst based at Manby - RAFM photo
collection PO 19048, with high-visibility Dayglo markings on silver colour scheme. |
| 05 Sep 63 |
To No.5 MU Kemble, Gloucester. 1,967.40 flying hours to date. |
| 11 Feb 65 |
Ferried to No.85 Squadron, RAF Binbrook, Lincs and given code `T'.
Flown regularly up to 22 Oct 65. No.85 Squadron was a `target squadron' flying
Meteors and Canberra T.11s as targets for radar controllers and during fighter
interception exercises the squadron retired its last Meteors in June 1970. |
| 08 Nov 65 |
Placed on disposal account. |
| 26 Nov 65 |
Final flight - ferried to No.5 MU Kemble. This 25 minute flight brought
the aircraft's' total to 2119.45 flying hours. 4925 landings. |
| 30 Nov 65 |
Transferred to non-effective aircraft. |
| 26 Jan 67 |
Allotted instructional serial 7930 M. Photo in 1967 - Aeroplane Monthly
1986 UK Aircraft Collections and Museums Guide p.27. |
| 17 Feb 67 |
Following dismantling at Kemble, by No.71 MU, nose and tail arrived
at the RAF Museum store at RAF Henlow, Beds, the wings and centre section following
20 Feb. Form 700s, engines log cards and aircraft job cards passed to RAFM -
DoRIS Ref.B3238. Aircraft re-erected at Henlow. |
| 29 May 67 |
On static display at Henlow open day. Photo - Air Britain Digest
Sep 67 p.264 |
| Nov/Dec 78 |
Transferred to RAF Museum Hendon, still wearing No.85 Squadron markings
and Dayglo patches. |
| 10 Jun 89 |
Displayed at Royal Auxiliary Air Force Colour Ceremony at RAF Benson
- given No.609 Squadron markings for the occasion. Moved from Hendon 30 May,
returning 14 June, transported by team from RAF Abingdon. Has remained on display
in the main aircraft hall at Hendon ever since. |
| 22-25 Apr 96 |
Engines removed and exchanged with time-expired units by technicians
from Martin-Baker. The ex-RAFM engines would then be held as spares for the
two airworthy ejection seat test Meteor `T7½' aircraft operated by Martin-Baker. |
