Combat Meteors Crawford Alex
Combat Meteors Crawford Alex As the title suggests, this book is devoted to the nations that used the Meteor in anger. With little to choose from the Meteor was the prime candidate and hundreds were…
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Combat Meteors Crawford Alex
As the title suggests, this book is devoted to the nations that used the Meteor in anger. With little to choose from the Meteor was the prime candidate and hundreds were sold over the following years. After WWII Europe's air forces were keen to rebuild their air arms with jet aircraft.
In far off South America, Argentina, Brazil and Ecuador purchased the aircraft. Further afield in the Middle East, Meteors were sold to Egypt, Israel and Syria. On the other side of the World, South Africa and Australia operated them as well.Several of these nations used their Meteors operationally in open conflicts.
From the RAF's struggle against the V-1 menace to the various hot spots around the dwindling Empire from Aden to Malaya. The Suez Crisis of 1956 would see Meteors from the RAF, Egypt, Israel and Syria all operating in the same conflict. During the Korean War (1950-53) the Royal