Ultimately, the Meteor was not great and not terrible. It was a steady, reliable bird, and proved useful for the British and ...

How the invention of the jet engine transformed Britain after the Second World War and came to capture the imagination of a generation and define how the Cold War was fought.

Compared to the first jets over 80 years ago, it's almost alien in appearance — fitting for today's high tech battlefield. However, in 2025, Cold War planes like the B-52 Stratofortress still ...