The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Laverton, Vic. 1946-06-05. Squadron Leader G. Cumming, a test pilot at Aircraft Performance Unit (APU) RAAF Station Laverton, climbing aboard Gloster Meteor jet aircraft, serial no. EE427, to make the first flight of a jet-propelled aircraft in Australia.
Laverton, Vic. 1946-06-05. Gloster Meteor jet aircraft, serial no. EE427, on the tarmac at Aircraft Performance Unit (APU) RAAF Station Laverton, before making the first flight of a jet-propelled airc
Laverton, Vic. 1946-06-05. Gloster Meteor jet aircraft, serial no. EE427, on the tarmac at Aircraft Performance Unit (APU) RAAF Station Laverton, before making the first flight of a jet-propelled airc
Laverton, Vic. 1946-06-05. Gloster Meteor jet aircraft, serial no. EE427, on the tarmac near a hangar at Aircraft Performance Unit (APU) RAAF Station Laverton, before making the first flight of a jet-
Laverton, Vic. 1946-06-05. On the airfield at RAAF Station Laverton, showing Gloster Meteor jet aircraft, serial no. EE427, being pushed and pulled through the muddy surface on completion of the first
Laverton, Vic. 1946-06-05. 5650 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) L. Homewood of Geelong, Vic, working in the engine nacelle of a Gloster Meteor jet aircraft preparatory to the first flight of a jet-propelled
Laverton, Vic. 1946-06-05. 13641 Corporal (Cpl) S. Wilson of Bendigo, Vic (right), assisting in the washing down of a Gloster Meteor jet aircraft preparatory to the first flight of a jet-propelled air
