Tamiya 61051 - 1/48 Gloster Meteor F.1 WWII 田宮軍事模型戰機 雙星孖星  [61051]

In regards to the Gloster Meteor F.1

The Gloster Meteor ended up being 1st and only operational Allied jet to really participate in World War II. It absolutely was in November 1940 if the British Air Ministry presented toward Gloster Aircraft business a specification for a brand new fighter powered by jet engine. Glostar instantly started this project, plus the Air Ministry soon put an order of prototypes to Gloster. Several kinds of engines had been set up, and among them, the Halford H.1 engine by De Havilland made among the prototypes fly the very first time in March 1943. The last option, however, ended up being different.
The F.1, first production variation, ended up being flown on 12 January 1944 with W.2B/23 machines manufactured by Rolls-Royce (1700lb). Aside from the machines, the F.1 differed almost no through the initial designs with four 20mm canons, tricycle landing gear and clear-view backside canopy. Twenty F.1&39;s had been stated in total, and a lot of of those were brought to the No. 616 Squadron. Their very first military success ended up being accomplished on 4 August 1944 whenever Flying Officer Dean shot down a German V1 rocket.

Since its first kill, Meteors destroyed a complete of thirteen V-1s plus it had been an excellent boost for morale not merely in the armed forces but also for the civilian populace in England. Although changed by the improved F.3 and F.4 fleetingly after, the Gloster Meteor F.1 played an important roll, along side German Messerschmitt Me personally 262, to start the entranceway on "Jet Fighter Era".