Meteor F.1

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The Meteor F.1 was the first operational variant of Britain’s Gloster Meteor jet fighter and one of the earliest jet-powered combat aircraft to enter service during World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Meteor F.1 canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gloster Meteor variant ⓘ
jet fighter aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory early jet fighter ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration straight‑wing ⓘ
tricycleUndercarriage ⓘ
twin‑engine ⓘ
airForceBranch RAF Fighter Command ⓘ
airframeMaterial all‑metal ⓘ
airIntakeLocation wing roots ⓘ
armament four 20 mm Hispano cannon ⓘ
cockpitType enclosed cockpit ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
constructionType metal stressed‑skin construction ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedBy Gloster design team ⓘ
designedFor high‑speed interception of enemy aircraft ⓘ
developedFrom Gloster Meteor prototypes ⓘ
engineType turbojet ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Royal Air Force ⓘ
era World War II jet age ⓘ
exhaustLocation aft of wing trailing edge ⓘ
firstFlightOfTypeYear 1943 ⓘ
followedBy Meteor F.3 ⓘ
fuselageType conventional ⓘ
landingGearType retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Gloster Aircraft Company ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first operational jet fighters in Allied service ⓘ
being the first operational variant of the Gloster Meteor ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operatedDuring late stages of World War II ⓘ
powerplant Rolls-Royce Welland turbojet ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
propulsionType jet ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
serviceEntryYear 1944 ⓘ
tailConfiguration single vertical stabilizer ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
usedFor air defence ⓘ
interception ⓘ
wingType low‑wing monoplane ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gloster Meteor → variant → Meteor F.1 ⓘ
Meteor F.3 → developedFrom → Meteor F.1 ⓘ