The DH.88 Comet, a very different aircraft to the DH.106 Comet that is the subject of this article, was a monoplane designed and constructed for the 1934 MacRobertson Air Race from London to ...

Among the aircraft that bore and continue to bear his name, is the Mosquito B.Mk.35 bomber — a supercharged model that could be equipped with a 4,000 lb bomb – developed during World War II.

On July 27, 1949, the first passenger aircraft equipped with jet engines took to the air – Britain’s De Havilland DH 106 Comet. It was an astounding box-office success, unanimously acclaimed ...

T he de Havilland Comet, introduced in 1949, was more than just an aircraft - it was a game-changer for air travel.In the aftermath of the Second World War, the British government sought to ...

The aircraft, on its Singapore-London flight, made a perfect take-off for Delhi at 4.30pm. The plane, according to all available reports, was caught in a storm and exploded mid-air.