De Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, G-5-1 / 06001, de Havilland Aircraft Co.
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Registration: G-5-1
Construction Number: 06001
Model De Havilland DH.106 Comet 1
Operator: de Havilland Aircraft Co.
Airport: In Flight, International Airspace
Photographer: R.A.Scholefield Collection
Date Taken: 05/08/1949
Date Submitted: 15/08/2011
The prototype Comet on a test flight nine days after its maiden flight. Became G-ALVG and broken up at RAE Farnborough in July 1953. From DH A/c 60 years ago.
Picture ID:1306518