Tag: Comet 4
Does anyone remember the successful de Havilland Comet 4?
The de Havilland Comet 4 was a medium range British jet airliner, powered by four Rolls-Royce Avon...
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Why did British charter airlines number all the seats sequentially?
While doing some research, I stumbled across an interesting fact. Back in the 1970s, British...
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What was the BOAC Monarch service like on the Comet 4?
The Monarch Service is the name BOAC used for the on board experience on routes across the...
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Did you know it is 60 years since the first transatlantic jet flight?
On 4 October 1958, the very first transatlantic jet services took flight. British airline BOAC...
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Remember Britain’s Dan-Air and their huge Comet 4 fleet?
England’s Dan-Air was an independent charter and scheduled airline that operated the largest...
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Was Flying In The Past Really That Much Better?
It is fairly common to see frequent flyers on aviation forums reminisce about the past with their...
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