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Nostalgic anniversary

WishUWereHere · 2025-05-02 19:40:46

Nice photos of jetliners from years gone by.

02-05-2025 08:40PM

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Nice photos of jetliners from years gone by.
https://ittn.ie/travel-news/73-years-ago-today-the-worlds-first-jet-airline-commercial-flight-takes-off/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20ITTN%20eBulletins&utm_content=Daily%20ITTN%20eBulletins+CID_2964301e512b2befc623d76f4203baf0&utm_source=CFEmail&utm_term=73%20Years%20Ago%20Today%20The%20Worlds%20First%20Jet%20Airline%20Commercial%20Flight%20Takes%20Off

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The colour picture is a Comet 4, G-EVCC, ex-BOAC and Mexicana, now restored and on display at Boeing Field.
Longer fuselage and larger air intakes for the Avon engines. Thicker fuselage skin too for obvious reasons.
The b/w photo has Comet 1 Yoke Peter, G-ALYP in the foreground which was tragically lost on 10 January 1954.

I'm partial to your abracadabra,
I'm raptured by the joy of it all.

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