Aircraft Photo of G-APDT | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 | British Airways

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-APDT
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 4
C/n (msn):	6420
Operator Titles:	British Airways

Location
City / Airport:	London - HeathrowMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGLL IATA: LHR Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	January 1977
Photo by:	Richard Vandervord
Photo ID:	22373

Photo Comment
This Apprentice Training aircraft was a A familiar part of the Heathrow maintenance area scenery in the 70s. Here still connected to its tuba-like mufflers, it was moved out onto the field in 1980 as fire practice trainer and broken up after the mid-eighties. Registered to de Havilland May 1957 and to BOAC in Oct 1959; to Mexicana late 1965 becoming XA-NAB and returned to BOAC in Dec 1969. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 November 2017, and has since been viewed 2278 times.

Photo Comment

This Apprentice Training aircraft was a A familiar part of the Heathrow maintenance area scenery in the 70s. Here still connected to its tuba-like mufflers, it was moved out onto the field in 1980 as fire practice trainer and broken up after the mid-eighties. Registered to de Havilland May 1957 and to BOAC in Oct 1959; to Mexicana late 1965 becoming XA-NAB and returned to BOAC in Dec 1969.

It was added on 22 November 2017, and has since been viewed 2278 times.

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