List of de Havilland Comet operators

The following is a list of civil and military operators of the de Havilland Comet since its introduction in 1952.

Civilian operators

 Argentina

 Australia

 Canada

 Sri Lanka (Ceylon)

Egyptair Comet at Cairo in 1976.
East African Community (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda)

 Ecuador

 Egypt

Olympic Airways Comet 4 at Paris in 1963

 France

One of three Comets operated by Air France seen at the Hatfield factory in May 1953

 Greece

 Kuwait

 Lebanon

Malaysia-Singapore Airlines Comet 4 at Hong Kong in 1966

 Malaysia

 Malaysia /  Singapore

 Mexico

 Portugal

Sudan Airways Comet 4C at Heathrow in 1972

 Saudi Arabia

 South Africa

 Sudan

 United Kingdom

Military operators

Comet C2 XK715 of No. 216 Squadron Royal Air Force at Filton Bristol in 1964

 Canada

 United Kingdom

References

Notes

  1. Darling 2005, pp. 113–114.
  2. Darling 2005, p. 119.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Roach and Eastwood 1992, pp. 331–335.
  4. Macfarlane, Ian. "De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4, G-APDJ, Air Ceylon." Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection. Retrieved: 19 November 2010.
  5. 1 2 Darling 2005, p. 114.
  6. Jackson 1987, p. 459.
  7. Howard, Paul. "De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C, OD-ADT, MEA – Middle East Airlines." Air-Britain Photographic Images Collection. Retrieved: 19 November 2010.
  8. "de Havilland D.H. 106 Comet Mk. 4C." Museum of Flight. Retrieved: 2 November 2010.
  9. Darling 2005, p. 117.
  10. Withey, P. A. "Fatigue Failure of the de Havilland Comet I." Engineering Failure Analysis, 4(2), June 1997, pp. 147–154. Retrieved: 26 April 2012.
  11. Macfarlane, Ian. "Within Europe, BEA introduced jet service with the Comet IVB in 1960." U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission, 2003. Retrieved: 19 November 2010.
  12. Walker 2000, pp. 187–188.
  13. 1 2 Darling 2005, p. 138.
  14. Davies and Birtles 1999, p. 54.
  15. Walker 2000, p. 40.
  16. Jones 2010, p. 68.
  17. Institution of Electrical Engineers 1978, p. 89.

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