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
BOAC Flight 781
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BOAC Flight 781 was a scheduled British Overseas Airways Corporation passenger flight from Singapore to London. On 10 January 1954, a de Havilland Comet passenger jet operating the flight suffered an
De Havilland Comet
…Comet flight. On 10 January 1954, 20 minutes after taking off from Ciampino, the first production Comet, G-ALYP, broke up in mid-air while operating BOAC Flight 781 and crashed into the Mediterranean off the Italian island of Elba with the loss of all 35 on board. With no witnesses to the disaster and only partial…
G-ALYP, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen with a previous livery
G-ALYU in the water tank for pressure tests
Fuselage fragment of the aircraft on display at the Science Museum in London
Memorial in Porto Azzurro