First Comet 4 Transatlantic Service Oct 1958
This lovely set by Mark Kauffman/LIFE was taken on the old Heathrow Northside tarmac....curious how the Comet gets its nosewheel off well before V1 (if it existed back then)
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Halfway down 28R with the Fairey Hangar and original Comet 1 hangars visible
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Presscall Northside....'Flight Crew' has BBC's aviation specialist Reginald Turnill on right in raincoat, I think
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LIFE: Jet - Hosted by Google
LIFE: Flight crew standing on the stairs of th... - Hosted by Google
LIFE: BOAC executive Sir Gerard D'Erlanger. - Hosted by Google
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