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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.