BOAC De Havilland Comet 4 Aviation Painting Art Print by Aviation Artist Chris French FGAvA
On
the 4th October 1958, 2 De Havilland Comet 4s of British Overseas Airways
Corporation (BOAC) made the first scheduled jet passenger service flights
across the North Atlantic. One from New York to London and the other from
London to New York (with a fuel stop at Gander). Comet G-APDB (depicted) made
the Eastbound crossing in the then record time of 6 hours 11 minutes. This
aircraft is now preserved at IWM Duxford and belongs to the Duxford Aviation
Society
