Meteor Flight Yatesbury

I was not about when the move took place and So much was scrapped. I am deeply upset that the Rear Fuse of WL405 was scrapped.. I mean ……. 😡

The serviceable engines (around 7 in total, I think) are in storage for use, if needed.

The excellent Classic British Aircraft series showed what they had to good effect. In fact, the above mentioned F.8 fuselage which went with WL405 in lieu of the scrapped original was the one in the immediate background of the scene when they interviewed Hal Taylor.

Just thought I’d mention that useless snippet of information:rolleyes:

Anon.

I gathered from the Plane Crazy episode that they had 4 airframes that were restorable to airworthy standard with 12 engines.

Not so much a shame as a job completed.

Meteor Flight members grafted for years and set themselves, under the persuasive chairmanship of ex-Meteor pilot Hal Taylor, the task of getting a Meteor into the air, which they did – T.7, WA591 (one of Hal’s old mounts).

They also helped out many another Meteor project from their mountain of spares and after ‘591 had taken to the skies and been handed over to Classic Flight their job was done so the group was quietly wound up.

Not much was scrapped, as far as I know, though it is inevitable that some things were deemed not worth keeping at the time, whatever we may think now. I can certainly say, though, that my three Meteor projects (F.8’s WK914 & WH291 and T.7 WL405) have derived considerable benefit at minimal cost from the generosity and knowledge of the MF team.

Their spares holding was passed on/sold to interested parties so that some of the expenses accrued over the years from rent and other costs could be discharged. A little also went to a few of the widows from deceased members who had put in considerable labours to bring the project to fruition.

All-in-all, Meteor Flight were a well-run group of mostly ex-RAF retired Meteor enthusiasts/tradesmen who achieved what they set out to do with the minimum of fuss. It was a pleasure to be associated with them.

Anon.

Damn shame, just watched Plane Crazy, looked like they had a good set up

That’ll be the rear fus of ‘405, which came with an F.8 unit in lieu.

Anon.

And the rear fuselage of a T.7 was scrapped for some inexplicable reason!

No, only the T.7 and enough parts for it were absorbed into Air Atlantique/Classic Flight via Kemble to Newquay.

All the other airframes moved onto new owners. WS760 to East Midlands, WL405 to Hooton Park/Lancashire area (owned by forumite ‘Anon’) and WF825 to Montrose