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de Havilland Comet

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The Comet was a fast plane.

Comet Prototype at Hatfield.jpg
Comet Prototype at Hatfield.jpg
It used jet engines to fly. It was the first plane like this for people. It was very quiet and smooth. It helped us fly far away. Do you like to fly in planes?

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File:Design Studies for the DH 106 Comet.jpg
Design Studies for the DH 106 Comet.jpg
File:Comet Prototype at Hatfield.jpg
Comet Prototype at Hatfield.jpg
File:Museum of Flight DH Comet interior.jpg
Museum of Flight DH Comet interior.jpg
File:De Havilland DH106 Comet 4 G-APDB Cockpit.JPG
De Havilland DH106 Comet 4 G-APDB Cockpit.JPG
File:DeHavillandCometCockpit.jpg
DeHavillandCometCockpit.jpg
File:De Havilland Comet RAF Museum Cosford (1).jpg
De Havilland Comet RAF Museum Cosford (1).jpg
File:De Havilland Comet pic 1 REJS.jpg
De Havilland Comet pic 1 REJS.jpg
File:BOAC Comet 1952 Entebbe.jpg
BOAC Comet 1952 Entebbe.jpg
File:De Havilland Comet 1 BOAC Heathrow G-ALYX 1953.jpg
De Havilland Comet 1 BOAC Heathrow G-ALYX 1953.jpg
File:Comet 1 windows.png
Comet 1 windows.png
File:Comet Canopus.jpg
Comet Canopus.jpg
File:Dan-Air Comet.jpg
Dan-Air Comet.jpg

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