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Posts Tagged ‘The Evolution of Jet Fighters’

Canadian Military History in Perspective

The Roar Of The Meteor: Air Force, Part 37

Although the first flights of German and British jet engine test beds occurred 21 months apart, the two nations introduced jet fighters into service at almost the same time—July 1944. But both the Me.262 and the Gloster Meteor commenced by making only a modest splash. The prototype Meteor was so underpowered that it barely staggered into the air on July 22, 1942, in a hop that was so brief it was not even considered a flight, something that was achieved with more powerful Rover engines on March 5, 1943. Development went forward using a bewildering array of engines, and one lesson [...]

February 21, 2010, by Hugh A. Halliday

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