480 results found
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 06473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | A&AEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Aircraft Name: | Canopus |
| City / Airport: | Leuchars (EGQL / ADX)Map |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Event: | Battle of Britain Air Show 1984 |
| Photo Date: | 1 September 1984 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 846390Submit Correction |
| View count: | 19 |
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 06473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Leuchars (EGQL / ADX)Map | Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 September 1984 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 06473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | A&AEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Aircraft Name: | Canopus |
| City / Airport: | Leuchars (EGQL / ADX)Map |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Event: | Battle of Britain Air Show 1984 |
| Photo Date: | 1 September 1984 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 846390Submit Correction |
| View count: | 19 |
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 06473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Leuchars (EGQL / ADX)Map | Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 September 1984 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | A&AEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Aircraft Name: | Canopus |
| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (EGVI) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 1983 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 844606Submit Correction |
| View count: | 59 |
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (EGVI) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 1983 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | A&AEE - Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment |
| Aircraft Name: | Canopus |
| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (EGVI) (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Event: | IAT - International Air Tattoo 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 1983 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 844606Submit Correction |
| View count: | 59 |
| Registration / Serial: | XS235 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6473 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Greenham Common (EGVI) (closed)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 23 July 1983 |
| Photo by: | R.A. Ferguson (via Derek Ferguson)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XX944 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6417 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | RAE - Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 13 July 1973 to 1 February 1974 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Photo ID: | 844374Submit Correction |
| View count: | 145 |
I am dating this image between 13 Jul 73 and 1 Feb 74 as those were the dates when XS738 was on RAE charge (Tony Lloyd collection)
| Registration / Serial: | XX944 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6417 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 13 July 1973 to 1 February 1974 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | XX944 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6417 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | RAE - Royal Aircraft Establishment |
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 13 July 1973 to 1 February 1974 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Photo ID: | 844374Submit Correction |
| View count: | 145 |
I am dating this image between 13 Jul 73 and 1 Feb 74 as those were the dates when XS738 was on RAE charge (Tony Lloyd collection)
| Registration / Serial: | XX944 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6417 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location: | In Flight | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 13 July 1973 to 1 February 1974 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06008 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 18 September 1951 to 2 May 1953 |
| Photo by: | Andrew Cumine |
| Photo ID: | 843895Submit Correction |
| View count: | 83 |
Possibly Bahrain or Sharjah. The dates are between the date of registration and destruction. On 2nd May, 1953 the aircraft took off from Calcutta. It encountered a severe squall soon afterwards and suffered structural failure causing a fire. The the aircraft disintegrated, crashing and killing all 43 on board
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYV |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06008 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 18 September 1951 to 2 May 1953 |
| Photo by: | Andrew Cumine |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06008 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| Location: | Not known |
| Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 18 September 1951 to 2 May 1953 |
| Photo by: | Andrew Cumine |
| Photo ID: | 843895Submit Correction |
| View count: | 83 |
Possibly Bahrain or Sharjah. The dates are between the date of registration and destruction. On 2nd May, 1953 the aircraft took off from Calcutta. It encountered a severe squall soon afterwards and suffered structural failure causing a fire. The the aircraft disintegrated, crashing and killing all 43 on board
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYV |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06008 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| Location: | Not known | Country: | Not known |
| Photo Date: | 18 September 1951 to 2 May 1953 |
| Photo by: | Andrew Cumine |
| Registration / Serial: | G-BDIW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6470 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 August 1975 to 9 November 1980 |
| Photo from: | Fergal Goodman CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 839773Submit Correction |
| View count: | 97 |
Formerly XR398 and one of five RAF Comet C.4s picked up by Dan-Air after they were retired in 1975. G-BDIW performed Dan-Air's final commercial flight, on 9 November 1980, and is now preserved at the Flugausstellung Junior in Hermeskeil, Germany. Photographer not known.
| Registration / Serial: | G-BDIW |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6470 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 August 1975 to 9 November 1980 |
| Photo from: | Fergal Goodman CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-BDIW |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6470 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 August 1975 to 9 November 1980 |
| Photo from: | Fergal Goodman CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 839773Submit Correction |
| View count: | 97 |
Formerly XR398 and one of five RAF Comet C.4s picked up by Dan-Air after they were retired in 1975. G-BDIW performed Dan-Air's final commercial flight, on 9 November 1980, and is now preserved at the Flugausstellung Junior in Hermeskeil, Germany. Photographer not known.
| Registration / Serial: | G-BDIW |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C |
| C/n (msn): | 6470 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 August 1975 to 9 November 1980 |
| Photo from: | Fergal Goodman CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 5301 |
| Military Code: | 01 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06017 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 412 Sqn |
| City / Airport: | Ottawa - Rockcliffe (CYRO / YRO)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Collection: | Canada Aviation and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | WalAndPlContact |
| Photo ID: | 839480Submit Correction |
| View count: | 93 |
| Registration / Serial: | 5301 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06017 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Ottawa - Rockcliffe (CYRO / YRO)Map | Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | WalAndPlContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 5301 |
| Military Code: | 01 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06017 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 412 Sqn |
| City / Airport: | Ottawa - Rockcliffe (CYRO / YRO)Map |
| Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Collection: | Canada Aviation and Space Museum |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | WalAndPlContact |
| Photo ID: | 839480Submit Correction |
| View count: | 93 |
| Registration / Serial: | 5301 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06017 |
| Operator Titles: | Canada - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Ottawa - Rockcliffe (CYRO / YRO)Map | Region / Country: | Ontario, Canada |
| Photo Date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | WalAndPlContact |
| Registration / Serial: | F-BGNX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1A |
| C/n (msn): | 06020 |
| Operator Titles: | Air France |
| City / Area: | London Colney / De Havilland Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre |
| Photo Date: | 19 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Photo ID: | 829686Submit Correction |
| View count: | 76 |
| Registration / Serial: | F-BGNX |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1A |
| C/n (msn): | 06020 |
| Operator Titles: | Air France |
| City / Area: | London Colney / De Havilland Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 19 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Registration / Serial: | F-BGNX |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1A |
| C/n (msn): | 06020 |
| Operator Titles: | Air France |
| City / Area: | London Colney / De Havilland Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | De Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre |
| Photo Date: | 19 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Photo ID: | 829686Submit Correction |
| View count: | 76 |
| Registration / Serial: | F-BGNX |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1A |
| C/n (msn): | 06020 |
| Operator Titles: | Air France |
| City / Area: | London Colney / De Havilland Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 19 July 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6413 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 3 July 1969 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Photo ID: | 826715Submit Correction |
| View count: | 108 |
Photographer Tony Lloyd
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDL |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6413 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 3 July 1969 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6413 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 3 July 1969 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Photo ID: | 826715Submit Correction |
| View count: | 108 |
Photographer Tony Lloyd
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDL |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6413 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Manchester - International (EGCC / MAN)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 3 July 1969 |
| Photo from: | Richard Bowden Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | British Airliner Collection (Duxford Aviation Society) |
| Photo Date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819018Submit Correction |
| View count: | 150 |
The first jet to cross the Atlantic from west to east on a scheduled flight, achieved on 4th October 1958 when G-APDB left New York bound for London on a scheduled BOAC service, also setting a new record at 6 hr 12 min. G-APDC simultaneously set a record for the opposite crossing. Later the same year, 'DB conveyed the Duke of Edinburgh on his royal tour around Canada. By the time Dan-Air ferried it from Lasham to Duxford in February 1974, 36,269 hours had been logged, the highest for any Comet. Yet, like the York and Dove, it has been evicted to face the elements
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | British Airliner Collection (Duxford Aviation Society) |
| Photo Date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Photo ID: | 819018Submit Correction |
| View count: | 150 |
The first jet to cross the Atlantic from west to east on a scheduled flight, achieved on 4th October 1958 when G-APDB left New York bound for London on a scheduled BOAC service, also setting a new record at 6 hr 12 min. G-APDC simultaneously set a record for the opposite crossing. Later the same year, 'DB conveyed the Duke of Edinburgh on his royal tour around Canada. By the time Dan-Air ferried it from Lasham to Duxford in February 1974, 36,269 hours had been logged, the highest for any Comet. Yet, like the York and Dove, it has been evicted to face the elements
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 20 June 2025 |
| Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6429 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1967 to 1972 |
| Photo from: | Gerrit Bouma Collection (via Joop de Groot)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 814125Submit Correction |
| View count: | 109 |
scrapped in 1974. Photographer unknown
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDJ |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6429 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1967 to 1972 |
| Photo from: | Gerrit Bouma Collection (via Joop de Groot)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDJ |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6429 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1967 to 1972 |
| Photo from: | Gerrit Bouma Collection (via Joop de Groot)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 814125Submit Correction |
| View count: | 109 |
scrapped in 1974. Photographer unknown
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDJ |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6429 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| Location: | Not known | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1967 to 1972 |
| Photo from: | Gerrit Bouma Collection (via Joop de Groot)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XK655 |
| Military Code: | 655 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06023 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Honington (EGXH / BEQ)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 April 1970 |
| Photo from: | Jeff Peck Collection (via Tim Spearman)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 802125Submit Correction |
| View count: | 218 |
Built for BOAC as Comet 2 G-AMXA, Sold to the Ministry of Supply in March 1955, one of four converted to C2R standard which joined the RAF with 192 Sqn at Watton replacing their Boeing Washingtons in the ELINT role. 192 Sqn was renumbered as 51 Sqn in 1958 and moved to Wyton in 1963 from where the aircraft flew until its retirement in 1974. Flown to Strathallan in August 1974 for preservation but was broken up in 1990 after the the collection was dispersed. The cockpit survives as is on display at the Al Mahatta museum in Sharjah at time of upload.
| Registration / Serial: | XK655 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06023 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Honington (EGXH / BEQ)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 April 1970 |
| Photo from: | Jeff Peck Collection (via Tim Spearman)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XK655 |
| Military Code: | 655 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06023 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Honington (EGXH / BEQ)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 April 1970 |
| Photo from: | Jeff Peck Collection (via Tim Spearman)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 802125Submit Correction |
| View count: | 218 |
Built for BOAC as Comet 2 G-AMXA, Sold to the Ministry of Supply in March 1955, one of four converted to C2R standard which joined the RAF with 192 Sqn at Watton replacing their Boeing Washingtons in the ELINT role. 192 Sqn was renumbered as 51 Sqn in 1958 and moved to Wyton in 1963 from where the aircraft flew until its retirement in 1974. Flown to Strathallan in August 1974 for preservation but was broken up in 1990 after the the collection was dispersed. The cockpit survives as is on display at the Al Mahatta museum in Sharjah at time of upload.
| Registration / Serial: | XK655 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06023 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Honington (EGXH / BEQ)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 29 April 1970 |
| Photo from: | Jeff Peck Collection (via Tim Spearman)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XM829 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1XB |
| C/n (msn): | 06021 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | London - Stansted (EGSS / STN)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 21 December 1969 |
| Photo by: | Gordon RileyContact |
| Photo ID: | 801403Submit Correction |
| View count: | 132 |
Fire training compound. Ex F-BGNY and G-AOJU. The tail of the Comet had been removed and installed on the fuselage of G-ALZK at Farnborough for use in Nimrod development work.
| Registration / Serial: | XM829 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1XB |
| C/n (msn): | 06021 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | London - Stansted (EGSS / STN)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 21 December 1969 |
| Photo by: | Gordon RileyContact |
| Registration / Serial: | XM829 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1XB |
| C/n (msn): | 06021 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | London - Stansted (EGSS / STN)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 21 December 1969 |
| Photo by: | Gordon RileyContact |
| Photo ID: | 801403Submit Correction |
| View count: | 132 |
Fire training compound. Ex F-BGNY and G-AOJU. The tail of the Comet had been removed and installed on the fuselage of G-ALZK at Farnborough for use in Nimrod development work.
| Registration / Serial: | XM829 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1XB |
| C/n (msn): | 06021 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | London - Stansted (EGSS / STN)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 21 December 1969 |
| Photo by: | Gordon RileyContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | British Airliner Collection (Duxford Aviation Society) |
| Photo Date: | 5 April 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Photo ID: | 797327Submit Correction |
| View count: | 173 |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 5 April 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | British Airliner Collection (Duxford Aviation Society) |
| Photo Date: | 5 April 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Photo ID: | 797327Submit Correction |
| View count: | 173 |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 5 April 2025 |
| Photo by: | Shaun ConnorContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 5Y-AAA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6472 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 11 May 1971 |
| Photo from: | Rainer Haufschild Collection (via Neil Aird)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 789964Submit Correction |
| View count: | 151 |
Photographer: Unknown photographer.
| Registration / Serial: | 5Y-AAA |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6472 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 11 May 1971 |
| Photo from: | Rainer Haufschild Collection (via Neil Aird)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | 5Y-AAA |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6472 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 11 May 1971 |
| Photo from: | Rainer Haufschild Collection (via Neil Aird)Contact |
| Photo ID: | 789964Submit Correction |
| View count: | 151 |
Photographer: Unknown photographer.
| Registration / Serial: | 5Y-AAA |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6472 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 11 May 1971 |
| Photo from: | Rainer Haufschild Collection (via Neil Aird)Contact |
| Registration / Serial: | XK695 |
| Military Code: | 695 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06030 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | Imperial War Museum Duxford |
| Event: | Duxford Air Show 1975 |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Photo ID: | 785752Submit Correction |
| View count: | 160 |
Ex-51 Squadron. Flew in to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford on 10th January 1975 for preservation. Displayed until October 1992 when it was scrapped due to undercarriage corrosion. Nose preserved at London Colney,
| Registration / Serial: | XK695 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06030 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Registration / Serial: | XK695 |
| Military Code: | 695 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06030 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | Imperial War Museum Duxford |
| Event: | Duxford Air Show 1975 |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Photo ID: | 785752Submit Correction |
| View count: | 160 |
Ex-51 Squadron. Flew in to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford on 10th January 1975 for preservation. Displayed until October 1992 when it was scrapped due to undercarriage corrosion. Nose preserved at London Colney,
| Registration / Serial: | XK695 |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet R.2 |
| C/n (msn): | 06030 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | (Dan-Air London) |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Event: | Duxford Air Show 1975 |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Photo ID: | 785612Submit Correction |
| View count: | 132 |
Retired by Dan-Air and made available to the East Anglian Aviation Society (later Duxford Aviation Society - the British Airliner Collection). Flown into Duxford on 12th February 1974 and seen here the following year with Dan-Air titles removed for a re-paint. Still present 2025 in the IWM "Airspace" hangar in BOAC colours.
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | (Dan-Air London) |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | (Dan-Air London) |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Event: | Duxford Air Show 1975 |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Photo ID: | 785612Submit Correction |
| View count: | 132 |
Retired by Dan-Air and made available to the East Anglian Aviation Society (later Duxford Aviation Society - the British Airliner Collection). Flown into Duxford on 12th February 1974 and seen here the following year with Dan-Air titles removed for a re-paint. Still present 2025 in the IWM "Airspace" hangar in BOAC colours.
| Registration / Serial: | G-APDB |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6403 |
| Operator Titles: | (Dan-Air London) |
| City / Airport: | Duxford (EGSU)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 28 June 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry DannContact |
| Registration / Serial: | 5X-AAO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6431 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | June 1971 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 781844Submit Correction |
| View count: | 200 |
Delivered new to East African as VP-KPJ 14 July 1960, re-registered to the post-independence Ugandan register as 5X-AAO in 1965. The Ugandan flag is seen on top in the circle on the tail. Sold as a spares aircraft to Dan-Air 16 November 1970 and stored at Lasham before parted out and scrapped by 1973. Seen here in partial EAAC livery at Lasham during the summer of 1971. Photographer unknown
| Registration / Serial: | 5X-AAO |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6431 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | June 1971 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | 5X-AAO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6431 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | June 1971 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 781844Submit Correction |
| View count: | 200 |
Delivered new to East African as VP-KPJ 14 July 1960, re-registered to the post-independence Ugandan register as 5X-AAO in 1965. The Ugandan flag is seen on top in the circle on the tail. Sold as a spares aircraft to Dan-Air 16 November 1970 and stored at Lasham before parted out and scrapped by 1973. Seen here in partial EAAC livery at Lasham during the summer of 1971. Photographer unknown
| Registration / Serial: | 5X-AAO |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4 |
| C/n (msn): | 6431 |
| Operator Titles: | East African Airways |
| City / Airport: | Lasham (EGHL)Map | Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | June 1971 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06007 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Entebbe - International (HUEN / EBB)Map |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Photo Date: | 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 780961Submit Correction |
| View count: | 262 |
The new jet on the old colonial route to South Africa. Photo from: Imperial War Museums
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYU |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06007 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Entebbe - International (HUEN / EBB)Map | Country: | Uganda |
| Photo Date: | 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06007 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Entebbe - International (HUEN / EBB)Map |
| Country: | Uganda |
| Photo Date: | 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 780961Submit Correction |
| View count: | 262 |
The new jet on the old colonial route to South Africa. Photo from: Imperial War Museums
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYU |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06007 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Entebbe - International (HUEN / EBB)Map | Country: | Uganda |
| Photo Date: | 1952 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06005 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Helsinki - Vantaa (EFHK / HEL)Map |
| Country: | Finland |
| Photo Date: | 4 August 1952 |
| Photo from: | Juhani Sipilä CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 778880Submit Correction |
| View count: | 224 |
Photo from: Olympia-Kuva (Vilho Uomala) / Finnish Heritage Agency
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYS |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06005 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Helsinki - Vantaa (EFHK / HEL)Map | Country: | Finland |
| Photo Date: | 4 August 1952 |
| Photo from: | Juhani Sipilä CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYS |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06005 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Helsinki - Vantaa (EFHK / HEL)Map |
| Country: | Finland |
| Photo Date: | 4 August 1952 |
| Photo from: | Juhani Sipilä CollectionContact |
| Photo ID: | 778880Submit Correction |
| View count: | 224 |
Photo from: Olympia-Kuva (Vilho Uomala) / Finnish Heritage Agency
| Registration / Serial: | G-ALYS |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1 |
| C/n (msn): | 06005 |
| Operator Titles: | BOAC - British Overseas Airways Corporation |
| City / Airport: | Helsinki - Vantaa (EFHK / HEL)Map | Country: | Finland |
| Photo Date: | 4 August 1952 |
| Photo from: | Juhani Sipilä CollectionContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ARJK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4B |
| C/n (msn): | 6452 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Düsseldorf - International (EDDL / DUS)Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1974 |
| Photo by: | Udo HaafkeContact |
| Photo ID: | 774974Submit Correction |
| View count: | 139 |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ARJK |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4B |
| C/n (msn): | 6452 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Düsseldorf - International (EDDL / DUS)Map | Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1974 |
| Photo by: | Udo HaafkeContact |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ARJK |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4B |
| C/n (msn): | 6452 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Düsseldorf - International (EDDL / DUS)Map |
| Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1974 |
| Photo by: | Udo HaafkeContact |
| Photo ID: | 774974Submit Correction |
| View count: | 139 |
| Registration / Serial: | G-ARJK |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4B |
| C/n (msn): | 6452 |
| Operator Titles: | Dan-Air London |
| City / Airport: | Düsseldorf - International (EDDL / DUS)Map | Country: | Germany |
| Photo Date: | August 1974 |
| Photo by: | Udo HaafkeContact |