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Registration / Serial: | XV814 |
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): | 6407 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
Unit Markings: | RAE - Royal Aircraft Establishment |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | AbingdonMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUD IATA: ABB Local: - Other: - |
Event: | RAF Abingdon Battle of Britain Air Display 1980 |
Photo Date: | 13 September 1980 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 401740 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to BOAC as G-APDF in 1957. To the Ministry of Supply as XV814 in 1967 and used as a Nimrod development aircraft. Scrapped at Boscombe Down in 1997. Parts to the Museum of Flight at Everett, WA for use in the restoration of their Comet. Nose to a private collector. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 October 2021, and has since been viewed 355 times. |