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Flying used to be such fun. Now the sense of wonder and pleasure of air travel is often lost with the baggage at airport check-in. Here are ten suggestions for making your flight more enjoyable.
The Comet 4 first flew on 27 April 1958 and received its Certificate of Airworthiness on 24 September 1958; the first was delivered to BOAC the next day. #comet #dehavilland #firstflight #hatfield #boac #todayinhistory [source: en.wikipedia.org - photo: uncredited]
Back in 1964 "today" a Comet 4C (G-APDH) of BOAC leased to Malaysian Airways crashed while approaching Singapore airport 🇸🇬. Luckily no fatalities for 68 occupants (8 crews, 60 pax) 👍✌💪. Cause was due to fatigue to the right leg that then failed on first impact during the landing.
In BOAC colours, Comet 3 prototype (G-ANLO) was flown by John Cunningham in a marathon round-the-world promotional tour in December 1955. 2 December 1955: The prototype de Havilland DH-106 Comet 3 departed Hatfield Aerodrome, Hertfordshire, England, with Chief Test Pilot John Cunningham and Per Buggé in the cockpit. R.W. Chandler was the navigator/radio operator. Other crew members included Chief Flight Engineer E. Brackstone Brown, and flight engineers R.V. Ablett and J. Hamilton.
British Airways will paint one of its Boeing 747-400s in a retro livery that dates to the 1960s -- part of an effort to commemorate its 100th birthday.
Read about the Boeing 377, Stratocruiser
Blast from the past.
MSN 853 Vickers VC10-1151 G-ASGC British Airways
Some amazing Britannia footage, Stratocruisers & DC-7Cs too! Be sure to check my channel for the best in VINTAGE & RARE airliner videos!
Got a few hours to kill at Heathrow? Well if you’ve arranged it in advance – or you’re an important enough British Airways or One World frequent flyer – you could go have a look at the British Airways Speedbird Centre, a neat little museum tracking the Imperial Airways, BOAC, BEA, BA story with aircraft models,
