Gloster Meteor

The Gloster Meteor was the first first jet fighter aircraft of the

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Jet - Fighter aircraft

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British Royal Air Force, introduced into service only weeks after the Third Reich's Messerschmitt Me 262, in August 1944 during World War II. It was thus the second fighter jet in history and the first of the WWII Allied powers. Versions of the Meteor remained in front-line service for many years, and as a night fighter even longer.

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British - Royal Air Force - Third Reich - Messerschmitt Me 262 - August - 1944 - World War II - Night fighter

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