Aircraft Photo of F-BGSA | De Havilland D.H. 106 Comet 1XB | UAT - Union Aeromaritime de Transport

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	F-BGSA
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):	06015
Operator Titles:	UAT - Union Aeromaritime de Transport

Location
City / Airport:	Hatfield (closed)Map
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGTH IATA: HTF Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	8 November 1952
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	308309

Photo Comment
The Comet tragedy unfolding. The first of three Comet 1As for UAT, F-BGSA made the first proving flight from Paris to Dakar on 27 December 1952. In the background is CF-CUM for Canadian Pacific. CF-CUM was cancelled after CF-CUN crashed at Karachi during a demonstration tour on 3 March 1953. UAT's F-BGSC was also lost before BOAC's Comet crashes caused F-BGSA and F-BGSB to be grounded in April 1954. They were eventually scrapped in 1961. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 7 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1554 times.

Photo Comment

The Comet tragedy unfolding. The first of three Comet 1As for UAT, F-BGSA made the first proving flight from Paris to Dakar on 27 December 1952. In the background is CF-CUM for Canadian Pacific. CF-CUM was cancelled after CF-CUN crashed at Karachi during a demonstration tour on 3 March 1953. UAT's F-BGSC was also lost before BOAC's Comet crashes caused F-BGSA and F-BGSB to be grounded in April 1954. They were eventually scrapped in 1961. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands)

This photo was added on 7 December 2020, and has since been viewed 1554 times.

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