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Aviation History
1952
1952 - 2410.PDF
SUPER-PRIORITY FOR GLOSTER DELTA GA 5 RAF chooses world's first twin jet Delta fighter as defence spearhead; careful evaluation preceded super-priority order Gloster have a unique record of leadership in jet flight. They designed and built the world's first successful turbo-jet plane, the famed Whittle E. 28/39, in 1941. Their's was the first jet fighter, Meteor Mark I, to go into allied squadron service in World War II. Now Gloster is again first in the world with the great GA5, the first twin jet Delta fighter. Immensely powerful with its twin Armstrong Siddeley Sapphires smoothly housed in the Delta planform, this triumph of aircraft design and engineering has given the RAF a radar-guided, multi purpose interceptor of performance and capability far exceeding any known aircraft. Its choice as Britain's atom defence spearhead, after searching and extensive flight trials by the RAF, confirms Gloster's place as jet power leader. METEOR TRAINER, which gives full single seat jet fighter performance in a two seat trainer, plays big part in converting pilots from piston-engined aircraft to jet flying. The Meteor, most versatile airframe of the jet age, sees squadron service in many roles with R.A.F., R.A.A.F., and Belgian, Dutch, Danish and French Air Forces. Meteor squadrons have also flown many thousands of successful sorties in support of United Nations Forces in Korea.
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