Eighty years ago today, on November 7, 1945, the Gloster Meteor became the first jet aircraft to set a world speed record.

When one thinks of WWII jet fighters, the image that naturally comes to mind is the Luftwaffe’s Messerschmitt Me-262 “Schwalbe,” or “Swallow”. This makes sense, as it was the only... Here’s What You ...

The final chapter of RIAT 2023 delivered a breathtaking mix of past and present. Vintage icons like the Lancaster bomber and ...

Airplanes - Gloster Meteor ; Warren, C.H.E. & Chalmers, G.F. [authors] ; Ditching Operations; Royal Aircraft Establishment - Report Aero 1997 Material is subject to ...

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft, NASM.XXXX.1183.A, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Material is subject to ...