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: | 73 |
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: | 73 |
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 |