"Peter Twydell" wrote in message
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In article , Keith Willshaw
writes



The Meteor Mk 1 certainly had its flaws too but later marks
were much improved and cleared for higher mach numbers.
On June 14 1946 a Meteor F4 set a world record of
990.971 km / hr . The mach limit for Meteor's in squadron service
was set at 0.8 IRC.

Keith, I'm surprised at you. It was 7 September. 14 June saw the death
of John Logie Baird, the launch of the last Sunderland, and a
significant event in our family, especially for my mother and me.


Quite right June 14 1946 was the date of the first trial of the
Martin Baker ejector seat.

Keith