10: The Comet

The Comet was the worlds first commercial jet aeroplane and those that flew aboard it formed the so-called JetSet. When they started to crash, the world of aviation changed forever.
With John Chidgey.

Links of potential interest:

• de Havilland Comet


• ASN Aviation Safety Database


• Flying back to the Fifties


• Frank Whittle


• Effects of high altitude on humans


• Material Fatigue


• de Havilland


• BOAC Flight 781


• Disaster in the Air


• Non-destructive Testing Applications in Commercial Aircraft Maintenance

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Episode Gold Producer:
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Episode Silver Producer:
Chris Stone.