- No.6 Joint Services trials unit: A meteor NF.11 was used in Australia as a testbed for the Blue-Sky air-to-air missile between 1955 and 1957. The Meteor NF.11 has, this way the honour of being the first British airplane to be equipped with an air-to-air missile.
- No.5 Squadron: As this squadron suffered from the defence cuts of 1957, it was disbanded but it was restored again in 1959 in RAF Laarbruch, Germany. It was re-equipped with Meteors NF.11 (they had been previously flying De Havilland Vampires and De Havilland Venoms) and were replaced by the Gloster Javelin.
- No.29 Squadron: This squadron remained in active status during the post-war years as a night/all weather fighter unit, equipped with the De Havilland Mosquito NF.30 and based at RAF Acklington. The Mosquitoes were replaced by the Meteor NF.11 in August 1951 and then, in November 1957 they were replaced by the Gloster Javelin.
- No.68 Squadron: On 1 January 1952 this squadron was reformed as a night-fighter one at RAF Wahn, in Germany and was equipped with the Meteor NF.11 until it was renumbered as No.5 Squadron on 20 January 1959.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
3. Hall Park Books - Warpaint Series 22 - Gloster Meteor
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._5_Squadron_RAF
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._29_Squadron_RAF
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._68_Squadron_RAF
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