De Havilland DH.106 Comet C2R, G-AMXA / 06023, Al Mahatta Aviation Museum
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Registration: G-AMXA
Construction Number: 06023
Model De Havilland DH.106 Comet C2R
Operator: Al Mahatta Aviation Museum
Airport: Sharjah - Al Mahatta Aviation Museum, United Arab Emirates
Photographer: Jean Marc Braun
Date Taken: 18/09/2013
Date Submitted: 26/09/2013
First flight in 1953 for BOAC, held record for speed & distance on London - Khartoum route in 1954. Then XK655 RAF, in service from 58 to 74, first jet airliner to have landed in Sharjah. Has also been displayed on roof of Gatwick airport for many years.
Picture ID:1420254
