Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419

Gloster Meteor 7 and a halfs WL419 (msn G5-423772), of Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. (on loan from the Ministry of defence), at Boscombe Down for Air Tournament International 1992, on 13 June 1992. Built as a T.7 this aircraft was modified by Martin-Baker for testing ejection seats with dummies. A live pilot flew the aircraft from the front cockpit while the rear cockpit carried the test seat, which was fired remotely over the airfield at Chalgrove, in Oxfordshire

Boscombe Chalgrove Cockpit Dummies Ejection Fired Flew Gloster Loan Martin-baker Meteor Modified Oxfordshire Remotely Seats

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