De Havilland Comet
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The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is a four-engine narrow body aircraft developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom. The world's first commercial jet airliner, the Comet 1 prototype f
British European Airways (BEA) Comet 4B arriving at Berlin Tempelhof Airport in 1969
Design studies for the DH.106 Comet 1944–1947 (artist's impression)
Comet 1 prototype (with square windows) at Hatfield Aerodrome in October 1949
Dan-Air Comet 4C cabin at the National Museum of Flight
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
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The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod is a retired maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. It was an extensive modification of the de Havilland Comet, the world's first operational
De Havilland Comet
…used as a research platform, made its final flight in 1997. The most extensive modification resulted in a specialised maritime patrol derivative, the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod, which remained in service with the Royal Air Force until 2011, over 60 years after the Comet's first flight. On 11 March 1943, the Cabinet of the…
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2
Nimrod MR1 XV262 landing at RAF St Mawgan in July 1981
Nimrod R1 XW665 landing during Waddington International Airshow in Lincolnshire in 2009
Nimrod MR2 XV254 at a steep bank while displaying at the Royal International Air Tattoo, 2006