
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-AMXD |
Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 2 |
C/n (msn): | 06026 |
Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
Event: | SBAC Farnborough 1954 |
Photo Date: | 11 September 1954 |
Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
Photo ID: | 12178 |
Photo Comment |
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Ordered by BOAC and first flew on 20 August 1954. Demonstrated at the Farnborough air show two weeks later. After the Comet 1 crashes the order for the Comet 2s was cancelled. Used for test work, becoming XN453 with the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough. Withdrawn in early 1973. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 September 2017, and has since been viewed 592 times. |