Subject: Re: Gallery submission
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Richard Eglen" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 15:43:03 -0700

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Eglen 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 5:47 PM
  Subject: Fw: Gallery submission

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Richard Eglen 
  To: Steve Filak, Sr. 
  Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 12:58 PM
  Subject: Gallery submission

  Steve,
   
  I wonder if you'd be interested in a gallery submission. Its an unusual treatment of the Tamiya Meteor - but authentic! 
   
  Best of luck with the site going solo! Great to see it back online.
   
  Regards
   
  Richard Eglen
   
  Here's the blurb to accompany the pictures. Feel free to edit as appropriate - I've attached several pictures - not sure if you need them all.
   
  Gloster Meteor F.Mk 3
  Tamiya, 1:48 scale
      The Gloster Meteor project was initiated in 1941 in anticipation of the jet engine then under development by Frank Whittle. However, the Whittle engine was repeatedly delayed and two other jet propulsion engines consequently appeared over this period - one from de Havilland and the other from Metropolitan Vickers. The de Havilland H.1 engine was chosen and the Meteor prototype, DG206, flew in March 1943.
      Disappointingly, the aircraft was similar in performance to most piston engined fighters at the time, and possessed aileron instability at high altitudes. The final prototype, DQ209, was built to test the Rolls Royce Derwent engine and it had the highest speed of any engine installation thus far. The operational aircraft, with the Derwent unit, were designated as the F.Mk 3. In this configuration the Meteor at last possessed a superior performance.
      In December 1944, F.Mk 3s replaced the Mk. 1 in No. 616 squadron and a flight of these aircraft moved to Belgium. These aircraft joined the 2nd Tactical Air Force and became the first allied jets to operate in mainland Europe. Numerous ' Rhubarb' sweeps were made against targets from 16 April, 1945 - some Meteors being painted white to aid in identification.
      The model  shown here represents one of these aircraft and it is made from the revised Tamiya kit. It is painted in the winter scheme, and is heavily weathered. Records show that this white finish  was hastily applied and soon deteriorated. The model is meant to represent an aircraft as it may have appeared after several sorties. 
      Additional details on my website www.aircraftscalemodeling.com