The 400MPH Bomb-Killer They Kept Secret

When World War II entered the jet age, Britain answered Hitler’s V-1 flying bomb campaign with a revolutionary aircraft unlike anything that had ever entered combat: the Gloster Meteor. As the Allies’ first operational jet fighter, the Meteor rushed into service to defend Britain from waves of pilotless bombs, pioneering daring interception tactics that sometimes involved tipping V-1s out of the sky with its own wings when its cannons failed. Yet despite proving its worth, the RAF kept the aircraft away from most combat out of fear its groundbreaking technology might fall into German hands, denying it the historic jet-versus-jet battles many expected against the formidable Messerschmitt Me 262. After the war, the Meteor finally met a new generation of jet fighters during the Korean War, where it faced the far superior MiG-15 in some of the earliest jet air battles in history before reinventing itself as a highly effective ground-attack aircraft. This is the remarkable story of the Gloster Meteor, the pioneering fighter that introduced the Western Allies to the jet age, defended Britain during one of its darkest hours, and helped shape the future of military aviation. --- Join Dark Skies as we explore the world of aviation with cinematic short documentaries featuring the biggest and fastest airplanes ever built, top-secret military projects, and classified missions with hidden untold true stories. Including US, German, and Soviet warplanes, along with aircraft developments that took place during World War I, World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf War, and special operations mission in between. As images and footage of actual events are not always available, Dark Skies sometimes utilizes similar historical images and footage for dramatic effect and soundtracks for emotional impact. We do our best to keep it as visually accurate as possible. All content on Dark Skies is researched, produced, and presented in historical context for educational purposes. We are history enthusiasts and are not always experts in some areas, so please don't hesitate to reach out to us with corrections, additional information, or new ideas.