Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor T.Mk.7 training aircraft.
Registration: I-19 (ex RAF WH233)
To ease the transition of pilots to fly Meteor, 45 Gloster Meteor Mk.7 biplanes were purchased in England by the Netherlands after World War II. These were commissioned from 1949 and served until 1959. They had the registrations I-1 to I-20 and I-301 to I-325. Ten examples were transferred to the Naval Air Service to serve as trainers for the Hawker Seahawk.
This photo was taken on 29 August 2025 at the National Military Museum at the former Soesterberg airbase.
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