Manufactured in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom and delivered on September 22, 1948, Planes of Fame Air Museum’s Meteor F.4 entered Royal Air Force service in late 1948, most likely with Number 245 Squadron based at Colerne, England. It served as part of the United Kingdom Air Defence system for six years. In 1954, the aircraft was sent to the Defence Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Centre at Winterbourne Gunner in Wiltshire. It was used to study the long-term effects of exposure to, and contamination from various toxic materials. In 1985, it was donated to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. The Museum acquired it in 1997 in a trade for an F-86 Sabre.
| Status: Static Display |
| Manufacturer: Gloster Aircraft Company Ltd |
| Year: 1948 |
| Model: F.4 Meteor ( Mark IV) |
| Registration Number: N8813M |
| Serial Number: VT260 |
| Crew: 1 |
| Max T/O Weight: 14,545 lb. |
| Span: 37 ft. 2 in. |
| Length: 41 ft. 0 in. |
| Height: 13 ft. 0 in. |
| Maximum Speed: 580 mph |
| Cruise Speed: N/A |
| Rate of Climb: 7,350 ft/min |
| Power Plant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 engines, 3,500 lb. thrust each |
| Range: 610 mi |
| Service Ceiling: 40,000 ft. |
| Armament: Four 20-mm Hispano cannons |
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