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The Comet 4C in Chicago mid 1970s was N999WA - Ex Mexicana airplane.
It belonged to Dick Droste, owner of "Naked City" in Roselawn, Indiana.
Naked City was a nudist beach club in the Carribean.
The airplane was meant to be operated as travel club under then FAR 123.
I flew it from ABQ to ORD as F/E. It never flew again.
The pilots were two captains from Western Airlines...
None of the three of us, had ever been in a Comet.
No pilot had a Comet type rating in the USA.
Was under a "ferry permit" - VMC, at/below FL250, daytime, no passengers.
Pilots were 727 guys, they said it flew nice...
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