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Gloster Meteor F.4
Twin engine single seat fighter
Following the brilliant presentation by Sq/Ld Cotes-Preedy of company owned and Gloster Meteor F.4 G-AIDC at Melsbroek on 18 April 1947 (in which a new speed record between London and Brussels was set) the Belgian government placed an order for 48 Gloster Meteor F.4 fighters on March 12th 1949. All aircraft (worth 24.400 £/piece) were delivered between April and September 1949 to serve with the Beauvechain based 1st Wing. When early 1951 the first much improved Meteor F.8 fighters entered service the F.4 models were gradually transferred to the Fighter School at Koksijde airbase to serve in the trainer role. Several other F.4's were modified into T.7 two seat trainers and saw a second career with the Belgian Air Force
C/N
-
Date In
Apr 1949
EF-01
History
Date Out
Aug 1952
G5/246, VW316 (RAF), EF-1/GE-S, damaged beyond repair in landing accident at Beauvechain on 28 Apr 1952
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-02
History
Date Out
Dec 1951
G5/247, VW317 (RAF), EF-2/GE-B, crashed at Saint-Gérard on 20 Dec 1951 after mid-air collision with EF-35
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-03
History
Date Out
1956
G5/248, VW318 (RAF), EF-3/MN-R, /SV-L, Fighter School, belly landing at Koksijde on 9 Nov 1953, not repaired.
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-04
History
Date Out
Jan 1952
G5/249, VW319 (RAF), EF-4/MN-Q, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-13
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-05
History
Date Out
Sep 1954
G5/250, VW320 (RAF), EF5/GE-H, written off in belly landing at Veurne on 29 sep 1954.
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-06
History
Date Out
1957
G5/251, VW321 (RAF), EF-6/GE-N, scrapped at Wevelgem
C/N
F.N./G5 233.617
Date In
May 1949
EF-07
History
Date Out
1954
G5/252, VW322 (RAF), EF-7/GE-M, SV-P, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-14
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-08
History
Date Out
1957
G5/253, VW323 (RAF), EF-8/GE-D, Fighter School special paint, scrapped at Brustem.
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-09
History
Date Out
Jan 1952
G5/254, VW324 (RAF), EF-9/GE-C(?), converted into Meteor T.7 ED-15
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-10
History
Date Out
Jan 1952
G5/255, VW325 (RAF), EF-10/GE-F, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-16
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-11
History
Date Out
-
G5/256, VW326 (RAF), EF-11/MN-H, /SV-A, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-17
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-12
History
Date Out
Jan 1952
G5/257, VW327 (RAF), EF-12/GE-R, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-18
C/N
350626
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-13
History
Date Out
1953
G5/258, VW328 (RAF), EF-13/MN-T, /SV-E, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-19
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-14
History
Date Out
1956
G5/259, VW329 (RAF), EF-14/MN-S, belly landing at Kruishoutem on 2 Jul 1954 (not repaired)
C/N
351055
Date In
May 1949
EF-15
History
Date Out
1952
G5/260, VW330 (RAF), EF-15/GE-T, /MN-T, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-20
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-16
History
Date Out
Jul 1955
G5/261, VW331 (RAF), EF-16/GE-O, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-21
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-17
History
Date Out
Oct 1955
G5/262, VW332 (RAF), EF-17/GE-E, /GE-G, crashed at Zuidschote on 10 Oct 1955
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-18
History
Date Out
Sep 1952
G5/263, VW333 (RAF), EF-18/GE-P, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-22
C/N
351062
Date In
May 1949
EF-19
History
Date Out
1954
G5/264, VW334 (RAF), EF-19/GE-G, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-23
C/N
+
Date In
Jun 1949
EF-20
History
Date Out
Jun 1957
G5/265, VW335 (RAF), EF-20/ALW (personal code of Sqn Cdt Windskill), scrapped
C/N
351552
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-21
History
Date Out
1954
G5/266, VW336 (RAF), EF-21/GE-P, /GE-V, /SV-Q, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-24
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-22
History
Date Out
Jun 1952
G5/267, VW337 (RAF), EF-22/GE-A, written off in accident at Beauvechain on 30 Jun 1952
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-23
History
Date Out
Jan 1952
G5/268, VW338 (RAF), EF-23/MN-M, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-25
C/N
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-24
History
Date Out
Jan 1952
G5/269, VW339 (RAF), EF-24/MLD (personal code of Lt.Col Mike Donnet), Technical School SITO, Mechelen, scrapped.
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-25
History
Date Out
May 1953
G5/270, VW340 (RAF), EF-25/MN-F, /GE-F, /SV-F, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-26
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-26
History
Date Out
Feb 1953
G5/271, VW341 (RAF), EF-26/GE-Q, Fatal crash at Opvelp in snowstorm on 2 Feb 1953
C/N
-
Date In
1949
EF-27
History
Date Out
Nov 1953
G5/272, VW342 (RAF), EF-27/MN-O, /SV-Q, written of at Koksijde on 20 Nov 1953 after explosion of right engine
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-28
History
Date Out
-
G5/273, VW343 (RAF), EF-28/MN-M, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-27
C/N
-
Date In
May 1949
EF-29
History
Date Out
1957
G5/274, VW344 (RAF), EF-29/SV-C
C/N
-
Date In
Jun 1949
EF-30
History
Date Out
-
G5/275, VW345 (RAF), EF-30/MN-B, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-28
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-31
History
Date Out
1957
G5/276, VW346 (RAF), EF-31/SV-L
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-32
History
Date Out
1954
G5/277, VW347 (RAF), EF-32/MN-C, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-29
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-33
History
Date Out
1957
G5/278, VW348 (RAF), EF-33/MN-E, /SV-B
C/N
-
Date In
Dec 1949
EF-34
History
Date Out
1957
G5/279, VW349 (RAF), EF-34/SV-V, scrapped at Brustem
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-35
History
Date Out
Dec 1951
G5/280, VW350 (RAF), EF-35/MN-A, crashed at Saint-Gérard after a mid-air collision with EF-2 on 20 Dec 1951
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-36
History
Date Out
Dec 1954
G5/281, VW351 (RAF), EF-36/MN-D, /SV-H, crashed at Ottignies on 29 Dec 1954
C/N
-
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-37
History
Date Out
1957
G5/282, VX352 (RAF), EF-37/MN-O, SV-T, /SV-E
C/N
355665
Date In
Jul 1949
EF-38
History
Date Out
1957
G5/283, VW353, EF-38/SV-H, /SV-P, scrapped at Brustem
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-39
History
Date Out
-
G5/284, VW354 (RAF), EF-39/MN-B, /SV-B, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-30
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-40
History
Date Out
Mar 1950
G5/285, VW355 (RAF), EF-40/SV-Z, crashed at Bodendorf (D.) on 31 Mar 1950
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-41
History
Date Out
1954
G5/286, VW356 (RAF), EF-41/SV-D, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-31
C/N
333133
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-42
History
Date Out
-
G5/287, VW357 (RAF), EF-42/SV-K, converted into Meteor T.7 ED-32
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-43
History
Date Out
Jun 1952
G5/288, VZ380 (RAF), EF-43/SV-I
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-44
History
Date Out
Jul 1957
G5/290, VZ381 (RAF), EF-44/SV-A
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-45
History
Date Out
1957
G5/291, VZ382 (RAF), EF-45/SV-X
C/N
-
Date In
Aug 1949
EF-46
History
Date Out
Feb 1951
G5/292, VZ383 (RAF), EF-46/SV-M, fatal crash at Beauvechain on 15 feb 1951
C/N
-
Date In
Sep 1949
EF-47
History
Date Out
Apr 1955
G5/293, VZ384 (RAF), EF-47/REN, GE-E, SV-T, written-off at Koksijde on 15 Apr 1955.
C/N
-
Date In
Sep 1949
EF-48
History
Date Out
Jul 1957
G5/294, VZ385 (RAF), EF-48/SV-N.