By: T-21 - 21st January 2008 at 04:22
Try this excellent link (just scroll to the date) http://www.davidsiddall.com/testflyingmemorial/1939-45.htm
By: Jagx204 - 20th January 2008 at 17:43
Meteor F3, allocated to Power Jets Ltd, for reheat trials with Derwents fitted. The Edward Shacklady book (The Gloster Meteor) has far more details of the trials themselves.
The Steve Bond book (Meteor-Gloster’s First jet Fighter) has the following details:
w/o: 21/07/1945 during display for Power Jets at Whetstone, the test pilot P.J.Moffet was killed.
HTH
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January 20, 2008 at 5:18 pm