{"id":96022,"date":"2025-06-09T04:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=96022"},"modified":"2025-06-08T16:23:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T20:23:03","slug":"the-mighty-meteor-the-worlds-first-operational-jet-fighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/06\/09\/the-mighty-meteor-the-worlds-first-operational-jet-fighter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mighty Meteor &#8211; The World&#8217;s First Operational Jet Fighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bg7NI7nD36M?si=xST9ya1GG-pEDT9s\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>HardThrasher<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 8 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p>References<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc74kmed\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc74kmed<\/a><br \/>\n2. <em>Britain&#8217;s Jet Age<\/em>, Guy Ellis, 2016, Amberley Publishing<br \/>\n3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=G0T4-XG612Q\" target=\"_blank\">Genius Of The Jet | The Invention Of The J&#8230;<\/a>   \u2013 Frank Whittle and Powerjets documentary, originally aired on the BBC<br \/>\n4. <em>Meteor, Gloster&#8217;s First Jet Fighter<\/em>, Steven Bond, Midland, 1985, Chpt 1<br \/>\n5. <em>The British Aircraft Specifications File<\/em>, Meekcombs and Morgan, 1994, p.298<br \/>\n6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnNJU1EzSWt1bG5YcE5IS3V2eXJpYmxUam9Td3xBQ3Jtc0tsVVB6WGNqRFItNWRNb3hBZ0xJZndoOVlBR0ctVmRjY2FjYmtCMG1PLXgyM0sxSkJraDZiOXdZNW5MLVAtZjFUSXFUaWh0WVhGa2NDQnR2T2t1U1hIWEZjZWtWM3prQmdiNDh2dEVwcU45bzFBTFUzYw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKlimov_VK-1&#038;v=bg7NI7nD36M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Klimov_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n7. <em>Most Secret Place<\/em>, Johnson &#038; Hefferman, Janes, 1983<br \/>\n8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2pUR2ZvNUJpaVBpcUtYTnhsU2cteGxPcmxJd3xBQ3Jtc0trT3RGUWo0RC00cXpzQjhPeWFmenJ2RVdUWDIwQzZfN20yVHlqMWdXbEdqY19kekpfZVFlVVNrcE5qbUp2b25MdThMTFNzZzk2YkFTM255OWhlcUExQVVRcVVpXzdLUGJoMnBhLXBieF84Q043a3VZdw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fmikesresearch.com%2F2020%2F12%2F25%2Fgloster-meteor-jet-in-wwii-korea%2F%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DOn%2520October%25209%252C%2520four%2520Meteor%2Cusing%2520hit%2520and%2520run%2520tactics&#038;v=bg7NI7nD36M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mikesresearch.com\/2020\/12\/25\/&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n9. Bond, <em>op cit<\/em>. p18<br \/>\n10. Bond, <em>op cit<\/em>.p34<br \/>\n11. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Aay8tGYLYpw\" target=\"_blank\">QUEEN OF THE SKY: Meteor Night Fighters, U&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n12. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDFMOFFHbHZkZl9nUFVyeEZmdEVNaHl0U3A5Z3xBQ3Jtc0trZWNYNkd6VldrU3FIaEJ5RUt0aF81ZzV4NEZ6WlFEVTRCUWxXcXc0R01oVXNyOW9RRFZ5Z2pUYzVVOHplUS1qZEdLT29kTDBMTUxoR2JJT3ExWlBuRHdtcDVVd0dzaFY4QlY0XzNyZE5mRHUxOTR2RQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fhushkit.net%2F2020%2F05%2F12%2Fmy-favourite-museum-piece-no-1-gloster-meteor-vz608-vtol-testbed-newark-air-museum%2F&#038;v=bg7NI7nD36M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hushkit.net\/2020\/05\/12\/my-fav&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n13. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqblRLYWs2SUVEYTBwN2FUSENpQXZvYkhxY19pUXxBQ3Jtc0ttdGZLMkV6cTNnVFRSMzU3aTdqbFpVNXJnRzZkVkFFUzB2QjVDcnZVUjJkLXkzbUJzN2lfNGVidnpPTndzemUyVlF1bElmRmRSdGxRQ01yeTdmR1IwQUZocTJWajJHVGExX2lxZWFIVHBZVlN2RU83aw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fasn.flightsafety.org%2Fwikibase%2Ftype%2Ff80&#038;v=bg7NI7nD36M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/asn.flightsafety.org\/wikibase&#8230;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGNDUDB0R093NnpFZXlOanVlWFNWZ3V3OHpQd3xBQ3Jtc0tubS0tTTEtNUNURTU0bHhUaVBaZzJKWDNRY3dCY1hpRWRpNVpLLTdfMGxxNEhKVFJlYkVFelp3clNyQU9Pdl80TEdEYWo3VGFTU2dVU3kyQ2R4dFZGUDJuY3pPTkNkbE04WEZwQU5ya0ZFTGR5dWR0Zw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fasn.flightsafety.org%2Fwikibase%2Ftype%2FMETR&#038;v=bg7NI7nD36M\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/asn.flightsafety.org\/wikibase&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Patreon &#8211; patreon.com\/LordHardThrasher<br \/>\nBluesky &#8211; https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/lordhardthra&#8230;<br \/>\nMerch!! &#8211; https:\/\/hardthrasher-shop.fourthwall.com<br \/>\nEmail &#8211; lordhardthrasher@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Check out \u202a@fightertales\u202c for his P-80 video<br \/>\nAlso check out \u202a@notapound\u202c for their &#8220;Queen of the Skies&#8221; video<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HardThrasher Published 8 Jun 2025 References 1. https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/yc74kmed 2. 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