Ladies and Gentlemen,
On the 2nd May 1952 the FIRST commercial jet, scheduled service, in the whole world graced the skies in the shape of the COMET, beating the Pan Am B707 by 22 days.
Without the COMET technology and sad lessons, the shape of the aviation world may well have been written differently.
It will 50 years on, in
May 2002, that some who flew the COMET variants, and those associated with her, will meet to celebrate that momentous event.
Should you be of a mind to attend the event, or help in shaping it, then I would urge you to register an interest via the letters page of the Official DAN AIR web site at
www.danair.webcentral.com.au
It is a historic day in aviation history that should not pass without valid recognition.
Mark your diaries - venue to be decided !
TG - Yes, I did fly them !!