De Havilland DH.106 Comet 2E, XN453 / 06026, Royal Air Force
Registration: XN453
Construction Number: 06026
Code Number: 453
Military Unit: RAE
Model De Havilland DH.106 Comet 2E
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Farnborough (FAB / EGLF), UK - England
Airshow: Farnborough - International Air Show - 1976
Photographer: Chris England
Date Taken: 10/09/1976
Date Submitted: 14/02/2015
Ex G-AMXD, scrapped in 1991. The Canberra PR9 prototype WH793 (scrapped 1979) is to the right, with the tail of a P1127 or Kestrel visible just beyond the nose, and Hastings C2 WD480 (scrapped by 1984) behind. The other Comet 4 is XX944 (ex G-APDP, scrapped 1984). The Gnat T1 on the extreme left and the Whirlwind behind it were both unidentified at the time, but thanks to a photo posted on Flickr by eLaReF they are now known to be XM692 and XL874 respectively.
Picture ID:1484468