Originally Posted by
Amos Keeto
As a young ATC cadet, I managed to fly in two Comet Mk.2s and all five Comet 4Cs operated by 216 Squadron from RAF Lyneham. Absolute magic!
The Malaysian Comet photos posted above are all taken at Paya Lebar Airport, Singapore, I would guess late '60s.
Amos. I worked in Air Support Command Ops (ASCOC) in the early 70's. We provided flight watch for the venerable Lyneham Comets. The one memory I have is that they rarely fell tech down route, unlike some other types of the day.