The first dozen or so operational Meteor I's were delivered to No. 616 Squadron at Culmhead in July 1944. The unit moved to Manston where they flew operational sories against the V-1s over England. They destroyed their first one on August 4. The squadron moved to Belgium and was joind by No. 504 Squadron flying Meteor III aircraft. Meteor's were scrambled during the last week or so of the war to intercept some Me-262's. However weather was bad and contact wasn't made. The war ended before another chance occurred for the first ever jet vs. jet combat. Meteors flew in large numbers in Korea and were badly outclassed by the MiG's. New Zealand pilots flew them also in Korea. Back to Frontline Vol. 2 Iss. 3 Table of Contents Back to Frontline List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by Rolfe Hedges This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com