The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter ever built. Designed by George Carter during World War II, it first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
Gloster Meteor in Worldwar[]
When the Race invaded Earth in 1942, the Gloster Meteor was rushed into production along with its predecessor, the Pioneer before finally taking to flight in early 1943. Although not the best human produced jet fighter of the war, the RAF were able to engineer a two-seater versions with onboard radar by mid 1943. David Goldfarb was one of the first to test the new radar just before the Lizard invasion of Britain.
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