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BUT THEN IT CRASHED - The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, the Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949. It featured an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried in the wing roots, a pressurised cabin, and large square windows. Within a year of entering airline service, problems started to emerge, three Comets being lost within twelve months in highly publ

The Jet Set - flight deck of the DH Comet at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum. The Comet would later see a warbird incarnation as the basis for the RAF’s Nimrod MR.1 #warbirds #coldwar #ColdWarHistory #DeHavilland #comet | Daniel J Wheatcroft

The de Havilland DH.88 Comet Shuttleworth Airshow September 2023 For me personally, this is the most beautiful aircraft and we are so lucky to see this fly at The Shuttleworth Collection - Old Warden UK | Airshow World