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Aviation History
1949
1949 - 1880.PDF
FLIGHT. 17 November 1949 ft"SEVENS IN SERVICE IARGE numbers of Gloster Meteor 7 jet trainers are now in service, and the first Jet Conversion School, No. 203 A.F.S.,j has been opened at Driffield, Yorks. Previously, pilots who had completed all stages of their training on-piston-enginedaircraft were posted to fighter squadrons, and it was the job of the squadrons to convert the new recruits to jet flying on Meteors or Vampires. No instruction is given in tactics or the handling of weapons at Driffield, the school being concerned solely with teaching the u/t pilots how to get the most out of their aircraft and how to navigate and fly on instruments in all weathers. In the new year, when more aids are available, night flying will probably be included in the syllabus. No. 203 Advanced Flying School, which operates Vampire is and Meteor 4s as well as the Meteor trainers depicted here, was described in detail in the October 27th issue of Flight. Lest any wrong interpretation be made of the striking photograph below, which shows F/L. J. K. Maddison apparently displaying maternal solicitude for a rather thoughtful-looking P/O. Courts Smith, it should be stressed that the Meteor's high-speed docility has proved especially helpful in its new instructional role. <•'• '<- w''K -y >^ 5 ^#
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