Gloster Meteor III
Kit Facts
- First issued
- 1970
- First catalogue reference
- 268 in 7th Edition (1969)
- Box Type 3 artist
- Roy Cross
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Instruction Sheets
Description
The only allied jet to see service in the Second World War, the Meteor was used against the V-1 flying bomb and the last stages of the advance into Germany. Later marks of the Meteor served the R.A.F. for many years after the war. – Taken from the 7th edition catalogue (1969)
1999 edition catalogue, recorded as a new kit.
Additional information
| Airfix Series (first appearance) | 2 |
|---|---|
| Rarity of early version | Scarce |
| First Issued | 1970 |
| Catalogue Ref - 7th Edition (1969) | 268 |
| Catalogue Ref - 8th Edition (1970) | 268 |
| Catalogue Ref - 9th Edition (1971) | 268 |
| Catalogue Ref - 10th Edition (1973) | 02038-1 |
| Catalogue Ref - 11th Edition (1974) | 02038-1 |
| Catalogue Ref - 12th Edition (1975) | 02038-1 |
| Catalogue Ref - 13th Edition (1976) | 02038-1 |
| Catalogue Ref - 14th Edition (1977) | 02038-1 |
| Catalogue Ref - 15th Edition (1978) | 02038-1 |
| Catalogue Ref - 16th Edition (1979) | 02038-1 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1987 Edition | 2038 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1988 Edition | 2038 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1999 Edition | 2038 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2000 Edition | 2038 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2001 Edition | 2038 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2002 Edition | 2038 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2003 Edition | 2038 |
| Artist on Box Type 3 | Roy Cross |
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