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De Havilland Comet
The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design...
Timeline of Events
1949
7.27.1949
Initial flight of the de Havilland Comet, the first jet-powered airliner.
1952
1.22.1952
The first Jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, enters service for BOAC.
5.2.1952
The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
1953
3.3.1953
A Canadian Pacific Airlines De Havilland Comet crashes in Karachi, Pakistan killing 11.