Gloster Meteor T7 For Sale

I hope that the MODS dont mind me placing this thread. If so please feel free to remove. I hoped a sale would be found with one of the forum members rather than going through ebay and not knowing where’s she would end up.

With the prospect of new and exciting projects looming on the horizon I have decided that its now time to let go of my Gloster Meteor T7 WL405.

The aircraft is in excellent condition having never been outside for any length of time. Those who have seen her whilst visiting Brunty will agree that she is a clean corrosion free airframe. The aircraft would upon assembly be a hybrid T7 and end up looking like the Martin Baker examples still flying. The original rear fuselage was scrapped many years ago so the rear fuselage now with the airframe is an F8 section. The rear section is fresh out of a packing crate and has never been attached to an airframe before.

Pretty much everything is there to make a complete looking airframe except she is missing main gear legs along with the nacelle fronts and x1 rear. I have a number of sources confirmed for these missing components and can pass your details onto those people who have offered to supply these missing parts.

Pictures of the aircraft taken late last year and earlier in this year can be seen on the below links

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=88653

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/album.php?albumid=53

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/album.php?albumid=70

Included in the sale will be a large quantity of parts/spares which fills completly (so you wouldnt be able to walk into it) a 30ft shipping container.
This list includes but is not exhaustive

Spare Correct style T7 elevator
x2 Correct style T7 lower rudders (one of which was overhauled for flight)
Spare mudguards
Nosewheel bay & leg tropical covers
x2 brand new unsused T7 windshield units
Large number of both types of airbrakes foudn on the airframe
Large number of spare wing leading edge sections
Additional rudder pedals
Forward fuselage skin replacements
Nacelle skins
Spare filters, seals, gaskets of various types
Spare nose u/c leg mounting frames & gun camera frame
x2 unused rear portion nacelle port sections (see links to pics)
A large number of various boxes of unsused Meteor spares still in original packing boxes to much to list
Large number of Meteor T7 manuals saved on PDF which I would pass onto the buyer.
Approx 90% of the parts required to build the rear canopy (A complete canopy is included in the sale)

Included in the sale would be all the frames/rigs that the various sections of airframe stand on which are shown in the pictures Ive linked in this posting.

For further interest I have attached the history of the aircraft.

7th July 1952 Taken on charge by 33 MU.
28th August 1952 Issued to RAF Hemswell Bomber command.
10th Sept 1954 Station Flight, RAF Wittering
19th Nov 1954 231 OCU, RAF Merryfield
30th Nov 1956 To RAF Hemswell Bomber command on communications duties.
16th May 1960 Cat 3 Accident. Repaired by 31st August but placed in storage at 5 MU
13th Sept 1962 To Ministry of Aviation Farnborough on loan. Sale transfer in 1965.
1987 To Martin Baker (as source of spares?)
30th Nov 2001 To the Meteor Flight, Yatesbury. In storage pending future restoration
to airworthiness,The forward fuselage and center-section of Meteor
delivered by RAF St Athan Aircraft Transportation and Recovery Flight
2008 Purchased by myself and awaiting restoration

Should anyone have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me through the forum or drop me an email at [email]meteorwl405@yahoo.co.uk[/email]