Meteor NF14 WS788 Award Winning Restoration Project

Meteor NF14 WS788 Award Winning Restoration Project A page to record and share news of the Yorkshire Air Museum's Armstrong Whitworth Meteor restoration. Meteor NF(T).14 WS788. It's not just about WS788 for us!

As a bonus for our followers we also share on here our work on any other old aircraft types we get to assist with! The aircraft was built at Baginton, Coventry, in February 1954. In July 1954, it was issued to 152 Squadron at Wattisham. It served with the No.2 Air Navigation School at Thorney Island and later at No.1 School at Stradishall, where it was damaged in an accident. In January 1966, it w

as allocated for ground instructional use. In June 1967, WS788 was moved to Patrington Radar Station near Spurn Point, East Yorkshire, as a static display aircraft. When Patrington closed, it was moved to Leeming, North Yorkshire, to be the Station Gate Guard. It was brought to Elvington in 1991 and has been displayed there in 152 Squadron colours ever since. After 24 years museum display it is time to restore the jet to her former glory! We also look after 788's half sister, Meteor F.8 WL168, and muck in on other museum aircraft when needed. This page is not affiliated to the official Yorkshire Air Museum account and is run by volunteers. The views expressed here are our own and not those of YAM.

There was one bit of Meteor happened today, the sweary fuel filler cover whose latch I had freed off at home went back o...
25/05/2026

There was one bit of Meteor happened today, the sweary fuel filler cover whose latch I had freed off at home went back on WL168... but doesn't that Shack look a bit good now?!

Secondment for the Meteor team this weekend; getting some progress achieved on another YAM project, Shackleton WR963! We...
25/05/2026

Secondment for the Meteor team this weekend; getting some progress achieved on another YAM project, Shackleton WR963!
We decided that as the we had good weather forecast, we'd remove, prep, prime, paint and refit the inner engine cowls, and prep paint and fit the inner leading edges

Homework part 4; turned out there was a rude message from WL168's service days scratched into the back of the fuel fille...
22/05/2026

Homework part 4; turned out there was a rude message from WL168's service days scratched into the back of the fuel filler cover! It seems to read "fit one on yourself F/Lt Jack you《redacted》rotten 《redacted》
So, a popular bloke then...!

22/05/2026

Homework part 3; panel ready to get greased up, then go back on WL168!

Homework part 2; great success!
20/05/2026

Homework part 2; great success!

Homework! Trying to free off the fastener on the fuel filler cover off WL168...
20/05/2026

Homework! Trying to free off the fastener on the fuel filler cover off WL168...

Fettling and painting panels this aft...
17/05/2026

Fettling and painting panels this aft...

Its been a varied morning! Carpentry, Bucc-ery, and Meteor-ery...
17/05/2026

Its been a varied morning! Carpentry, Bucc-ery, and Meteor-ery...

More Meteor doings today; finishing off the cabling up on WL168, swapping components with a fellow Meteor project, and c...
16/05/2026

More Meteor doings today; finishing off the cabling up on WL168, swapping components with a fellow Meteor project, and cleaning some new arrivals!

The 2 168's, XV and WL, together in the sun today!
16/05/2026

The 2 168's, XV and WL, together in the sun today!

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