Meteor F.3

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The Meteor F.3 was an early production fighter variant of Britain’s Gloster Meteor, notable as one of the first operational jet fighters used by the Royal Air Force during and shortly after World War II.

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Meteor F.3 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gloster Meteor variant
jet fighter aircraft
military aircraft variant
aircraftConfiguration mid‑wing
straight‑wing
twin‑boom tail
twin‑engine
aircraftFamily Gloster Meteor
airForceBranch Royal Air Force Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
armament four 20 mm Hispano cannon
category British jet fighter
World War II jet aircraft
single‑seat fighter aircraft
construction all‑metal
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 1
developedFrom Meteor F.1
engineModel Rolls-Royce Derwent
surface form: Rolls-Royce Derwent I

Rolls-Royce Derwent
surface form: Rolls-Royce Derwent II
enteredServiceWithUnit No. 616 Squadron RAF
era early jet age
introduced 1944
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
length about 12.6 m
manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company
maximumSpeed approximately 490 mph
approximately 790 km/h
notableFeature improved handling over Meteor F.1
improved range over Meteor F.1
one of the first operational jet fighters in RAF service
numberOfEngines 2
operator Belgian Air Force
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Netherlands Air Force
powerplantType Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet
surface form: Rolls-Royce Derwent centrifugal‑flow turbojet
primaryUser Royal Air Force
propulsionType turbojet
role fighter
serviceEntryPeriod late World War II
successor Meteor F.4
usedBy Royal Air Force
usedFor air defence of the United Kingdom
interception of V‑1 flying bombs
usedInConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War

post–Second World War operations
wingSpan about 13.1 m

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Gloster Meteor variant Meteor F.3
Meteor F.1 followedBy Meteor F.3
Meteor F.4 improvementOver Meteor F.3