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The Gloster Meteor NF Mk.14 was the final night fighter version of the Meteor, featuring an improved clear-vision sliding canopy and slightly more powerful engines than the earlier NF Mk.12. The NF Mk.14 also featured an auto-stabiliser, which much improved its stability at high altitude and was the first night fighter variant to carry ejector seats.
There is some disagreement over the length of the NF Mk.14. Some sources suggest that it was longer than the earlier night fighters, with a longer radome designed to carry an improved radar set that was eventually not installed, while other sources report the Mk.14 to have been the same length as the Mk.12. This author has examined photographic evidence, which suggests that the two marks were indeed the same length (assuming that each photograph did indeed represent the mark allocated to it).
Gloster Meteor NF Mk.14
Gloster Meteor NF Mk.14
The first of the 100 production NF Mk.14 flew on 23 October 1953 with deliveries beginning on 6 November. The last of those aircraft was completed in May 1955, and was the last Meteor to leave the production line.
The NF.14 entered service with No.25 Squadron, in March 1954, and became the standard night fighter until the eventual arrival of the Gloster Javelin, the long delayed dedicated jet night fighter. The NF.14 was a popular aircraft, which gained the nickname
There is some disagreement over the length of the NF Mk.14. Some sources suggest that it was longer than the earlier night fighters, with a longer radome designed to carry an improved radar set that was eventually not installed, while other sources report the Mk.14 to have been the same length as the Mk.12. This author has examined photographic evidence, which suggests that the two marks were indeed the same length (assuming that each photograph did indeed represent the mark allocated to it).
Gloster Meteor NF Mk.14
Gloster Meteor NF Mk.14
The first of the 100 production NF Mk.14 flew on 23 October 1953 with deliveries beginning on 6 November. The last of those aircraft was completed in May 1955, and was the last Meteor to leave the production line.
The NF.14 entered service with No.25 Squadron, in March 1954, and became the standard night fighter until the eventual arrival of the Gloster Javelin, the long delayed dedicated jet night fighter. The NF.14 was a popular aircraft, which gained the nickname
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