Aircraft Photo of N777WA | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 4C | AirHistory.net #2653
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:N777WA
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):6443
Location
City / Airport:Mexico CityMap
Country:Mexico
Airport Codes:ICAO: MMMX   IATA: MEX   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:October 1980
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 2653
Photo Comment

Mexicana's XA-NAT was stored at MEX from Dec 1970 and became N777WA in May 1973, but this was never painted on the aircraft. Bought by Redmond Air in Nov 1979 (along with N888WA now preserved at Everett, and N999WA, scrapped at Chicago) with the intention of forming a club to fly gamblers to Las Vegas. This one remained derelict at the airport right through the 1980s (note the Dan-Air wing tank). It was moved to Irapuato Zoo where it clung onto life in an increasingly poor state until scrapped in March 2015. Sad to think of such a rare and iconic aircraft succumbing to the breakers so recently, some 55 years after first entering service.

This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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