Imperfect

10: The Comet

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The Comet was the worlds first commercial jet aeroplane and those that flew aboard it formed the so-called JetSet. When they started to crash, the world of aviation changed forever.
With John Chidgey.

Links of potential interest:

  • de Havilland Comet
  • ASN Aviation Safety Database
  • Flying back to the Fifties
  • Frank Whittle
  • Effects of high altitude on humans
  • Material Fatigue
  • de Havilland
  • BOAC Flight 781
  • Disaster in the Air
  • Non-destructive Testing Applications in Commercial Aircraft Maintenance

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