| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | CF-EJD-X |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro Canada C-102 Jetliner |
| C/n (msn): | 1 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Toronto - Lester B Pearson InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYYZ IATA: YYZ Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 10 August 1949 to 31 December 1950 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 134802 |
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The Jetliner was nearly the world's first true jet airliner, first flying on 10 August 1949 - only two weeks after the DH Comet. Its main drawback was the high fuel consumption of its four Derwent engines. Only this prototype was completed. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich This photo was added on 2 April 2019, and has since been viewed 2165 times. |