In this section, there are a number of short articles
and other links relating to the Meteor era.
‘Taffy’ Prosser - in Memoriam
Click on the picture on the left to read Desmond Penrose’s tribute to Flying Officer ‘Taffy’ Prosser, who was shot down and killed whilst detached from 208 to 77 Squadron RAAF in Korea in 1953. The article also contains details of 77 Squadron.
The Meteor Men
Geoff Green has been “keeping in touch” by providing the following photograph. It shows Geoff Green, Monty Burton and Chris Bushe at Hartley Wintney in April 2012. These three stalwarts are all 208 Meteor men and served together at Abu Sueir in 1953 - 1955. Monty joined BOAC after leaving the RAF and retired as a Concorde Captain. He had a stroke about 3 years ago and although he sadly has been unable to regain his speech, that did not stop him enjoying a beer with Geoff and Chris. After he left the Sqn, Geoff went to CFS and was posted to Liverpool UAS at Woodvale, where he managed to fly Spitfire PS915, which is now in the Battle of Britain Flight. Happy memories! This article first appeared in the 2012 Newsletter.
Corgi Meteor FR Mk 9
Click on the picture on the left to read an article about the Corgi Aviation Archive Collector Series AA35009 Gloster Meteor FR Mk 9 Diecast Model RAF No. 208 Sqn, RAF Nicosia, Cyprus, 1956.
