Gloster Meteor vs. Me-262

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In the write up for the F8 it merely says "The F8 was flown in Korea in 1952 by the RAAF against communist MiG-15's,which outclassed it".It makes no mention of any "kills".

"Eventually, men and Meteors were combat ready and on 29th July '51,
16 aircraft flew top-cover to F-86s on a fighter sweep over North Korea. The aim of these sweeps was to tempt the Soviet-operated MiG 15s into combat to establish and maintain air superiority over the peninsula so that other operations, air and ground, could proceed unhindered. The MiGs were not tempted on the 29th, but duly obliged during August, shooting down a Meteor and damaging two others without loss. The squadron was withdrawn from fighter sweeps and given the task of bomber escort. But it was painfully obvious that even in this role the Meteors were no match for MiG 15s and after losing three aircraft in one engagement on 1st December the Squadron was relegated to duties where MiGs were unlikely to be encountered."

taken from the paper entitled "With the RAAF in Korea" by AVM John Price and presented to the RAF Historical Society Seminar on the RAF and the Korean War. RAF Historical Journel No21 P 70