Gloster Meteor

The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter ever built. Designed by George Carter, it first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF).

Meteor in World War
When the Race invasion fleet arrived, the Meteor was rushed into production along with its predecessor, the Pioneer. While the Meteor was superior to every aircraft in the RAF it was still outmatched by the Race's Killercraft, but none the less scored a decisive moral victory over Race Pilots who dreaded the idea of such a technological quantum leap.