Originally Posted by
DHfan
As a piece of aviation history, the eastbound Comet 4 survives at Duxford in BOAC colours.
It was presented to the Duxford Aviation Society by Dan-Air and I believe there were some who thought it should be preserved in their colour scheme but as a historic aircraft in its own right the decision was made to return it to how it looked when it made the transatlantic flight.
The Duxford Comet remained in Dan-Air colours until British Airways bought Dan-Air, after which it was returned to its original BOAC livery.