On this day...

migman29 · Post by **migman29** » 02 May 2006, 18:30

DispatchDragon wrote:DanAirese Vixus --

Gagandvomit = Comet
Noddy - Nord 262
pocketrocket - 1-11
AmericanAllaluminumpursuitship (said with Texan accent) B727/B737
Budgie - 748
BB (Big Bugger) B707

Leif

What about Stoof,Sluf and Buff then Leif?

Mark :-({|=

Tom Everitt AFG · Post by **Tom Everitt AFG** » 02 May 2006, 19:17

Are there any intact Comet 1's left?

Cosford's example is the only intact 1 left in existance.

Tom

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » 02 May 2006, 21:20

DispatchDragon wrote:Andy G

Why would that scare you? The Gagandvomit was one of the most comfortable aeroplanes I ever flew in - Now riding on the jumpseat was a whole nother matter

Leif

<--Still has the scars in his forehead

What scared me was how many years ago that flight was!! Yep, a very comfortable aircraft, certainly a lot better than the 707 we took on the outward journey; the only aircraft I have ever been in that was more comfortable was on a BOAC transatlantic Super VC-10 - now that's got to be my definition of luxurious

AndyG

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 May 2006, 21:39

migman29 wrote:
DispatchDragon wrote:DanAirese Vixus --

Gagandvomit = Comet
Noddy - Nord 262
pocketrocket - 1-11
AmericanAllaluminumpursuitship (said with Texan accent) B727/B737
Budgie - 748
BB (Big Bugger) B707

Leif
What about Stoof,Sluf and Buff then Leif?

Mark :-({|=

I don't think Dan Air operated those Mark

Garry

jonesey2k · Post by **jonesey2k** » 02 May 2006, 22:56

Tom Everitt AFG wrote:
Are there any intact Comet 1's left?
Cosford's example is the only intact 1 left in existance.

Tom

Wouldnt be surprised to hear they are cutting that up to.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 May 2006, 23:03

Hi Jonesy

It's the BA collection that is being disposed of

I don't think that is a part of that as it did not come from BA

I think that came from the RAF

It was originally Air France..I think

Certainly it was never BOAC

Garry

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 03 May 2006, 01:03

I flew out to Khormaksar in an R.A.F. Comet in January 1959...We left from Lyneham...It had overnight billets at a nearby place on top of a hill called Clyffe Pypard...I remember we spent the night there before the flight and there was a special telephone number that you used to order a Hot Water Bottle

I also flew home again briefly, later that year to visit my Mother in hospital...This was also in a Comet and then back again via the Hot Water Bottle thing

I'm pretty sure they were my only three flights in the Comet.

Kevin · Post by **Kevin** » 03 May 2006, 02:46

Garry Russell wrote:
I think that came from the RAF

It was originally Air France..I think

Certainly it was never BOAC

Garry

I'm not sure about this, but: could it have come from the RAE? There were a couple of Comet 1 fuselages sitting in the SW corner of the Farnborough airfield for many years. Could it be one of those?

There is also a Comet 1 fuselage (Air France markings) at the Mosquito/de Havilland/Salisbury Hall Museum.

Kevin

Post by **Garry Russell** » 03 May 2006, 02:50

G-APAS has always been complete it just was not a BOAC.

It is the only complete Comet 1

Built for Air France as F-BGNZ it was returned and passed to the Ministry of Supply and was an active test research aircraft until retirement and preservation at Cosford where it was repainted in BOAC livery

There were some fuses at Farnborough one of which was converted to a mobile Nimrod exhibit.

I think that may have been G-ALYW.

But the point of my post was that is was not a part of the BA collection and had not come from BA and never been in their or BOAC's service.

Garry

britishtourer · Post by **britishtourer** » 03 May 2006, 10:51

What about the Brittania?