Gloster Meteor F.8 Boeing HMX-1’s mission included both presidential

HMX-1’s mission included both presidential transport and operational test and evaluation (OT&E)

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Gloster Meteor F.8 Boeing HMX-1’s mission included both presidentialOur Gloster Meteor F. 8 RAAF TransportTag was crafted from RAAF Meteor F. 8 serial A77 867 (built as RAF WK685 and taken on RAAF charge 20 August 1952). It served with No. 77 Squadron at Kimpo, South Korea, flying fighter patrols, escort, and ground attack sorties during the final stages of the Korean War and the post armistice period. In December 1955 the aircraft returned to Australia for training and reserve duties with Nos. 77, 78, and 22