| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XK695 |
| 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 R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06030 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | London Colney / De Havilland Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre |
| Photo Date: | 18 June 2023 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 592538 |
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This was the 30th Comet built, having been ordered as G-AMXH for BOAC. When that order was cancelled, the fuselage was strengthened and the aircraft taken over by the RAF in 1956 as a C.Mk.2 with 216 sqn. It was later modified for radio signals duties as a Mk.2R, at Hatfield and by Marshall's of Cambridge, going on to fly ELINT flights along the borders of the Warsaw Pact until superceded by Nimrod R.1s. The plane was retired to IWM Duxford in 1975 with 8,236 flying hours in over 3,200 flights but due to excessive corrosion, it was dismantled in 1992 and the nose donated to the DHAHC. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 August 2023, and has since been viewed 183 times. |