Meteors on Static Display in Australia
Australia
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F8, A77-207? (WE905) - RAAF Edinburgh, South Australia? Identity to be confirmed as one source indicates that the aircraft was converted to a U21 (destroyed 1971). |
F8, A77-368 (WA952) - Australian War Memorial, Canberra? |
F8, A77-385 (WE918) - Fighter World Museum, RAAF Williamstown N.S.W? |
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, A77-851 (WK638) - South Australian Aviation Museum. Only the Cockpit remains of the original 'Halestorm' Meteor which was converted to a U21 after it's return from Korea. |
F8, A77-867 - Classic Jets, Adelaide |
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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 surviving Meteorite? |
F8, A77-878 - The remains at Point Cook. It served the RAF as WK907 and also flew in the Meteorites display team. |
 TT20, WD647 - Queensland Air Museum (Martin Pole) |
Museum Locations and links
Classic Jets Fighter Museum:Hanger 52, Anderson Drive, Parafield Airport, Adelaide, Australia.
Queensland Air Museum:Pathfinder Drive, Caloundra Aerodrome, Brisbane, Australia.
RAAF Museum:RAAF Base Williams, Point Cook Road, Point Cook, Victoria, Australia.
Temora Aviation Museum:Bankstown. Home of airworthy VZ467, (Painted as A77-851 'Halestorm').
Australian National Aviation Museum:
This superb museum is to be found at Melbourne's Moorabbin airport and boasts an extensive collection of exhibits and airframes from the earliest days of Australian aviation. Well worth a visit if your ever in the neighbourhood.
Updates
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.