Delivered new in 1958 and on 5 November 1970 it was wrecked when the nose-wheel collapsed landing at Corfu (LGKR). We only got to see the Olympic Comets on scheduled services, so this was a nice treat thanks to a charter flight carrying Scouts home from the 11th World Jamboree at Marathon, Greece.

Owned by Aristotle Onassis at the time, Olympic entered the jet age in 1960 with the Comet 4B. By 1966 the 707 was entering service with the Greek airline. A TWA 'StarStream' 707, N765TW, is on the left. Photo from: ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

The registration can just be made out. This Dakota crashed on an Athens to Thessaloniki service on 29 October 1959 and all 19 people on board lost their lives. DC-6 SX-DAE is also seen and an Air France Caravelle is just taking off in the background. Photo by: Jack Metzger / ETH-Bibliothek Zürich

"Isle of Kreta" served Olympic from December 1958 until badly damaged in a heavy landing at Corfu in November 1970 and was broken up. The Heathrow marshaller is waving his batons frantically to help park the 6B.

This Comet 4B served Olympic from new in April 1960 until August 1969. Three BEA Viscount 800s are also visible in this view looking south from the Queens Building central area public viewing terraces.