Cover produced for the 55th Anniversary of the Gloster G41 Meteor. Cover depicts various meteors and meteor prototypes including First Prototype DG202/G Fifth Prototype (firts to fly) DG206/G Meteor F8 Meteor F3 Meteor T7. Cover bears 31p Endangered Species stamp cancelled with 55th Anniversary of the Meteor Hugglecote Gloucester.
Cover has been flown in Gloster Meteor U Mk16 WK800 Z from the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency airfield at Llanbedr in North Wales on a sortie to validate changes made  to the Flight Control Software  to allow Pulse Code Modulation  command transmission and telemetry reception in the Advanced Ground Station used with the Jindivik unmanned drone control system.
cover has been signed by Major J S Pauli who flew the covers

Britain's first jet engine was the Gloster E28/39 powered by a Frank Whittle Engine. This did not fly until 1941 but the Chief designer of Gloster had already been looking for a successor. Rolls Royce  were tasked to produce the engines. The F9/40was twin engined and low winged  and the 1st DG202/G was fitted with twin Rover W2B engines but was designated for ground use only. 1942 taxy tests were undertaken. In 1943 DG206/G took off from RAF Cranwell and had many problems but enough infomration had been gained for the Meteor to be ordered into production. EE210 was the 1st of 20 Meteor F1s and made its maiden flight in 1944 powered by twin rolls royce Weland engines. 616 Squadron were the first squadron to be equipped with Meteors in July 1944 just in time for the Squadron to move to RAF Manston and topple the German V1 out of comtrol on 4th August. Following service with 616 Squadron EE227 was fitted with a Trent turbo-prop engine and became the world's first turbo prop powered aircraft when it made its maiden flight 20 September 1945.
DG207 was selected as Prototype F2 with Halford H1 engines , increased fuel and ammunition. John Grierson made the firts flight on 24 July 1945 but the project was abandoned as the later Meteor F3 had already entered service and the production of Halford powered de Havilland Vampire took priority.
The meteor F3 had 2 2,000lbs Rolls Royce Derwent engines a strengthened aorframe slotted airbrakes increased fuel tankage.The Meteor F3 was a major improvement over the F1 and 616 Squadron were again the first to receive the type.
By the latter part of 1945 the RAF High Speed Flight had been reformed and an attempt on the world speed record was to be made. Two Meteor F3s were modified to F4 standard and given a special high speed gloss finish, one remained in the standard colours the other repainted in yellow and renamed Britannia. ON 7th November Group Captain Wilson achieved 606mph in Britainnia flying a measured course over Herne Bay. A number of Meteor F4s were converted to the drone configuration and were given the configuration U15.

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