GBR-AVIATION-BOAC-COMET1
Picture released on October 9, 1952 in Paris of (from L to R) Pilots Mike Thgow, Neville Duke, actor David Lean and actress Ann Todd and pilot David Morgan waving at their arrival at Orly airport, after the first commercial flight of the de Havilland DH 106 Comet 1 of the British company BOAC. The world's first jetliner was inaugurated scheduled service from London to Johannesburg, on 2 May 1952. The final Comet from BOAC's initial order, registered G-ALYZ, began flying in September 1952 and carried cargo along South American routes while simulating passenger schedules (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)
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484074493
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October 09, 1959
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