The former G-APDR was bought by Mexicana in 12.64 and sold to Channel Airways for spares in 6.71. Seen here very much down and out on the Stansted fire dump, she was broken up soon after this

BOAC Comet 4 at Manchester after diverting from a foggy Heathrow when operating their schedule from Johannesburg with intermediate stops on route.

Delivered new to BOAC as G-APDC in September 1958. Sold in November 1965. Bought by MSA as 9M-AOD and later 9V-BAT. To Dan-Air as G-APDC in August 1969.

Delivered to EAAC as VP-KPK in September 1960. Re-registered 5H-AAF in April 1964. To Dan-Air for spares in January 1971.

Delivered to BOAC as G-APDM in May 1957. Leased to MEA from March 1967 until June 1967. Also wears Air Liban titles.

An attempt to fly from Southend to Chivenor for the NATO Day in Auster G-AMFP took us overhead Lasham. Due to headwinds we never made it to Devon... this dodgy shot was taken with a 400mm hanging out in the slipstream. The 1959-build Comet was reduced to spares by Dan-Air by 3.73, while their Ambassador (G-ALZO) ultimately went on to be superbly restored at Duxford. Soon after this, it became the only survivor of the type in the world with the scrapping of G-ALZP at West Malling