De Havilland DH.106 Comet C4, XR397 / 6469, Royal Air Force
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Registration: XR397
Construction Number: 6469
Code Number: 397
Military Unit: 216 Squadron
Model De Havilland DH.106 Comet C4
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: RAF St Mawgan / Newquay (NQY / EGDG), UK - England
Photographer: Chris England
Date Taken: 30/01/1973
Date Submitted: 12/10/2015
Became G-BDIV on 1-9-75 with Dan-Air, and was in service until 12-11-79. It was apparently the last Comet to be scrapped at Lasham, in 1985. The registration was cancelled on 5-3-87 by the CAA as pwfu.
Picture ID:1506921