The Avro 706 Ashton it is indeed, which means that
rotarywrench has control.
Nevil Shute novels should certainly be on your list! 'No Highway' is the one that is tentatively linked to the Comet saga, even if it was published six years before that happened. Other novels with an aviation influence from Shute are 'The Rainbow and the Rose', 'Landfall' and 'Round the Bend' for example, his autobiography is also well worth the time for his recollections from the R100 story.