| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | A77-31 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Gloster Meteor |
| Aircraft Version: | Gloster Meteor F8 |
| C/n (msn): | [ WE903 ] |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | TocumwalMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YTOC IATA: TCW Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 3 September 1961 |
| Photo by: | John Hopton (via Ian McDonell) |
| Photo ID: | 842018 |
| Photo Comment |
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Awaiting scrapping. RH Grant Trading set up a smelter at Tocumwal after World War II to melt down war surplus aircraft that had no civil application. As a former B-24 training base, Tocumwal could handle the largest aircraft in service with the RAAF. The smelter remained in operation until 1963 with Vampires and Meteors the final aircraft to be put through it. By then Tocumwal had become a civil airport. The nose door marked 793 on the photo of A77-31 is from A77-793 also scrapped at Tocumwal. This photo is copyright © John Hopton, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 September 2025, and has since been viewed 36 times. |