Corgi AA27403 Gloster Meteor F.1 EE216/YQ-E T.D. Dixie Dean RAF No.616 Squadron and Fieseler F-103 V-1" Doodlebug 4th August 1944 Model

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About Corgi AA27403 Gloster Meteor F.1 EE216/YQ-E

Under the cloak of extreme secrecy, Britain had been testing the viability of a jet-powered fighter since early 1941, with the Gloster E28/89 pioneer proving that this was indeed possible. The race was now on to produce an effective, operational jet fighter, at a time when every available resource was required for the War effort and experimental technology was a luxury that often proved to be more of a distraction. Work continued Apache and the twin engine Gloster meteor neared a test flight. This work was so highly classified, that any test flight required the roads around the airfield to be sealed off by the local constabulary and all residents ushered away from the immediate vicinity. All non-essential personnel were forced to leave the airfield for the duration of the test flight, even though they would have clearly seen (and heard) the strange new aircraft once it was in the air! following completion of the flight and the safe recovery of the aircraft, life could get back to normal. As the Gloster meteor entered RAF service, it was originally charged with destroying the v-1 flying bombs that were being sent indiscriminately in the direction of Southern Britain. PLEASE note, box and AA27403 Dimensions are shown as identical however only represent the box/package size.