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| | Code: OD-AC031 
Status: Sold out - Discontinued
We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | Oxford Diecast Oxford Aviation AC031
Gloster Meteor F.Mk 3 Diecast Model
RAF No.616 Sqn, RAF Nijmegen, Netherlands, 1945, w/V-1 "Doodlebug" Flying Bomb |
| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Gloster Meteor F.Mk 3 | | 6.75" | | 7.25" |
The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet and the Allies' first operational jet fighter during WWII. The Meteor F1 first flew in 1943 and commenced operations in July 1944 with 616 Squadron, RAF. The Meteor proved very successful and one of its key roles was to counter the V-I Flying Bomb (the Doodlebug) which the Luftwaffe were directing towards London and south east England. Our Gloster Meteor is a model of the F3 variant of 616 Squadron, as flown in 1945. It is decorated in the grey and green comouflage scheme, RAF markings and grey underside. To complement it, the Meteor comes with its lethal adversary - the Doodlebug. The German V-I flying bomb - known officially as the Fiesler Fi 103 pilotless flying bomb - was first launced in June 1944 and at its height, more than a hundred a day were dropping over the SE corner of England. Designed as a turbojet-powered fighter in a time when piston-engined aircraft still dominated the skies, the Gloster Meteor first flew on March 5, 1943. The Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the only Allied jet aircraft to see service during WWII. It debuted around the same time as the German Me 262, but was not used for dogfighting-instead, Meteors were used to combat the V1 Flying Bomb. The Meteor's service during WWII was limited, but it saw combat during the Korean War and was used by the Royal Australian Air Force and by the Air Forces of more than a dozen other nations until its ultimate retirement in the 1970s. © Copyright 2003-2025 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Oxford Diecast "Oxford Aviation" range presents affordable, ready made diecast models of military aircraft. Oxford Diecast "Oxford Aviation" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal and plastic construction.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Permanently retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Fixed, non-spinning plastic propellers.
- No pilot figures.
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