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It was pure beauty, masterpiece of technology. It was ahead of its time. It was the first. It payed unknown issues. It was the “de Havilland Comet”.

01/04/2026

Good morning | Bonjour | Guten morgen | Buen día | おはよう| Buongiorno👋👋👋

From the 1st of April 1960, the designed on purpose for short range operation Comet 4B, began Tel Aviv to London-Heathrow services.

Without extra tanks mounted and with a featured greater capacity through a 2m longer fuselage, and a shorter wingspan (differently from 4 and 4C) it flew the first time on 27 of June 1959.

Best wishes and cheers from Italy.
Marco Lazzari 🙏

[source: wikipedia | photos: airteamsimages.com]

09/01/2026

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Sometimes history connects the dots itself.
Regarding Comet's history "today" records 2 facts:

- on 9/1/1951 the earliest Comet1 production aircraft, registered G-ALYP ("Yoke Peter"), first flew on 9 January 1951 and was subsequently lent to BOAC for development flying by its Comet Unit

- on 9/1/2000 Sir Arnold Alexander Hall died in Dorney, Berkshire (England)

Sir Hall led the investigation occurred after first Comets suspicious hull losses, of which the most tragic and well published was the infamous Elba-crash where G-ALYP was lost (flight 781).

The first day in history for a huge technical accomplishment.
The last day on earth for who investigated and explained what was dangerously unknown, back then, behind that achievement.

Best wishes and cheers from Italy.
Marco Lazzari 🙏

[source: wikipedia | photos: wikipedia]

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