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Gloster Meteor (Aerofax)

Gloster Meteor (Aerofax)
By Phil Butler, Tony Buttler

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This is the first ever in-depth history of one of the most successful British aircraft of all time, the British Gloster Meteor, whose strong popularity is evidenced by the recent release of several brand new model kits of the type. The Gloster Meteor first flew during World War II, and a few hardy survivors are still airworthy into the 21st century. It served with 16 overseas air forces as well as with the Royal Air Force. This book thoroughly covers the craft's design, development, and initial flight testing, as well as night fighter variants, construction information, service both in the United Kingdom and abroad, test beds and trials aircraft. The authors have had access to a wealth of material in the United Kingdom's Public Record Office which was not previously available to researchers on the aircraft. As a result, the book contains a great deal of previously unpublished information, many detailed photos in both color and black & white, and data tables and information on the serials carried by the aircraft.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1375694 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-05-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 176 pages

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About the Author
Phil Butler is now retired after working as a metallurgist for D Napier & Sons an Lucas Aerospace, before moving to the nuclear power industry, where - among other posts - he was the Quality Assurance Manager for the construction of the Sizewell B nuclear power station.  Phil's interest in aviation started while he was still at school.  He was in the Air Cadets and was an early member of the Merseyside Aviation Society in his home city of Liverpool.  During his membership of the society, he contributed to its journal and was involved in the research, editing, and production of a number of books on varied subjects published by the society.  He contributes to the historical aviation magazines Aeromilitaria (published by Air-Britain) and The British Roundel (published by Roundel Research).  His previous major book was War Prizes, written for Midland in 1994.
Tony Buttler was born in 1956, educated at Prince Henry's Grammar School, Evesham, and joined High Duty Alloys Ltd. Redditch, in 1974, where he spent 19 years as a metallurgist testing titanium and aluminum forgings for the aircraft and defense industries.  A growing interest in archives and historical records saw him take a master's degree in Library and Information Science at Loughborough University before becoming a full-time aviation historian.  Since 1995 he has had numerous articles published by most of the major aviation journals and has written several of the well-known Warpaint series. Tony has always lived in the Vale of Evesham, near the Cotswold Hills, an area which sees a remarkable variety of aircraft pass through its airspace.