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    Airframe Family: Gloster Meteor
    Latest Model:Meteor T.7
    Last Military Serial:VZ638 RAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-JETM
    Compressed ID:Gloster Meteor T.7 sn VZ638 RAF cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:PG Vallance Ltd, Vallance By-Ways, Charlwood, Horley

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Meteor T.7 by Gloster at Hucclecote, Glos.

    29 July 1949

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n VZ638.

    12 January 1972

    To Southend Aircraft Museum.

    26 February 1975


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Meteor T.7 at the now defunct Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend Airport as seen in February 1975.

    8 September 1976


    Photographer: eLaReF
    Notes: At Historic Aircraft Museum at Southend

    18 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at TVS Airshow, Hurn

    18 August 1984


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    23 August 1984

    To Brencham Historic Aircraft Company, Hurn, Bournemouth with new c/r G-JETM.

    16 December 1987

    To Aces High keeping c/r G-JETM.

    19 July 1991

    To Gatwick Aviation Museum, London Gatwick Airport, Crawley, Surrey, England.
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    19 July 1991

    To PG Vallance Ltd, Vallance By-Ways, Charlwood, Horley with new c/r G-JETM (GLOSTER METEOR T7, VZ638).

    15 December 2009

    Civil registration, G-JETM, cancelled.

    12 January 2014


    Photographer: Michael Vickers
    Notes: 2014 photo taken at Gatwick Airport Museum
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