| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | A77-867 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Version: | Gloster Meteor F8 |
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| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Adelaide - ParafieldMap |
| Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPPF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 28 August 2008 |
| Photo by: | Phil Vabre |
| Photo ID: | 36707 |
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If you look closely you can see the strips added on the rudder trailing edge to cure rudder buzz at high Mach. Built to an RAF order as WK685 but diverted to the RAAF. Shipped directly to Korea aboard HMS Ocean & taken on RAAF charge 20 August 1952. Based at Kimpo with 77 Sqn. Shipped to Australia in December 1955 and served with 77, 78 & 22 Sqns. Rescued from the Point Cook Fire Training School & put on display at Moorabbin Air Museum. Acquired by Classic Jets Fighter Museum, Parafield, 1992 & restored. This photo is copyright © Phil Vabre, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 January 2018, and has since been viewed 71 times. |