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Background imageComet Collection: Grosvenor House De Havilland Comet

Grosvenor House De Havilland Comet designed for England-Australia Air Race, October 1934 Date: 1937

Background imageComet Collection: Raymond Baxter interviewing Captain James Linton A. F. C

Raymond Baxter interviewing Captain James Linton A. F. C
Raymond Baxter interviewing Captain James Linton A.F.C, a BOAC Comet pilot: discussing the recent introduction of the de Havilland Comet and Boeing 707 on trans-Atlantic airline routes

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 2 7610M (ex G-ALYT)

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 2 7610M (ex G-ALYT)
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 2 7610M (msn 06006, ex G-ALYT), the prototype Comet 2, on the airfield at RAF Halton. This aircraft flew in to Halton, which has a relatively small grass airfield

Background imageComet Collection: English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ730

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WJ730
English Electric Canberra B.2 WJ730, on the RAE Farnborough dump in June 1962, after being withdrawn from use by the Empire Test Pilot's School

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 88 Comet G-ACSS

de Havilland DH. 88 Comet G-ACSS
de Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSS Grosvenor House (msn 1996), with race number 34'. Date: circa 1985

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4B G-APYD

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4B G-APYD
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4B G-APYD (msn 6438), of DAN-Air, view over the wing at 35, 000ft in January 1973. (DAN-Air is a contraction of Davies and Newman Airlines) Date: 1973

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4B G-APYC

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4B G-APYC
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4B G-APYC (msn 6437), of DAN-Air, at Manchester Airport in October 1977. (DAN-Air is a contraction of Davies and Newman Airlines) Date: 1977

Background imageComet Collection: The great political comet of 1909. Date: 1909

The great political comet of 1909. Date: 1909

Background imageComet Collection: THE GREAT POLITICAL COMET satire inspired by Halley's comet Date: 1909

THE GREAT POLITICAL COMET satire inspired by Halley's comet Date: 1909

Background imageComet Collection: NORMAN CONQUEST 7 OF 16

NORMAN CONQUEST 7 OF 16
Harold tells King Edward of his mission : Edward dies, naming Harold his successor : Harold is crowned, but astrologers interpret Halley's comet as an evil omen Date: 1066

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 88 Comet G-ACSS

de Havilland DH. 88 Comet G-ACSS
de Havilland DH.88 Comet G-ACSS Grosvenor House (msn 1996), with race number 34'. Date: circa 1985

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C XS235

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C XS235
A&AEE - de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C XS235 Canopus (msn 6473). (A&AEE - Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment) Date: circa 1998

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 1XB G-APAS

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 1XB G-APAS
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1XB G-APAS (msn 6022, ex F-BGNZ / XM823 / 8351M), at the RAF Museum Cosford / Aerospace Museum Cosford

Background imageComet Collection: Comic postcard, Man with red nose - I thought you was the comet

Comic postcard, Man with red nose - I thought you was the comet! Date: early 20th century

Background imageComet Collection: Gathering it in: the camera in the far south

Gathering it in: the camera in the far south. Page from The Illustrated London News, 26th August 1922, with a photograph by Herbert Ponting of the Castle Iceberg lit by artificial light in the depths

Background imageComet Collection: Watching the comet, Paris, 1857

Watching the comet, Paris, 1857
Fashionable people watching the comet of 1857 from a boulevard balcony, Paris. Woman in crinoline with binoculars. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imageComet Collection: The avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1856

The avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1856
Woman in bonnet, jacket and wide crinoline with dog watching horse riders and carriages on the riding track. The avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris, 1856. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imageComet Collection: Comet engine by Robert Stephenson & Co

Comet engine by Robert Stephenson & Co for the Railway. Side elevation, line drawing. Date: 1832

Background imageComet Collection: Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet Henry Bells first English steamboat

Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet Henry Bells first English steamboat
Henry Bells first English steamboat, The Comet, built in 1812. circa 1812

Background imageComet Collection: Advert, The Cooper Cycling Skirt

Advert, The Cooper Cycling Skirt, from J Strutt, London Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey. 1901

Background imageComet Collection: Christmas Eve in Kingston Market, Surrey

Christmas Eve in Kingston Market, Surrey. 1901

Background imageComet Collection: The Comet, early paddle steamer

The Comet, early paddle steamer
The Comet, an early paddle steamer, built in 1812 in Scotland, the first commercially successful steamboat service in Europe, operating on the River Clyde between Glasgow and Greenock

Background imageComet Collection: Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganurus

Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganurus, and rufous-collared kingfisher, Actenoides concretus.Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Background imageComet Collection: Luna or comet moth, Actias species?

Luna or comet moth, Actias species? (Long-tailed phalaena, Phalaena macroura.) Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageComet Collection: Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura

Red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura
Red-tailed comet or sapho comet-tail, Sappho sparganura (Bar-tailed hummingbird, Trochilus sparganus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library

Background imageComet Collection: The Model Village at West Cliff Lodge, Ramsgate, Kent

The Model Village at West Cliff Lodge, Ramsgate, Kent - The Aerodrome with models of the lockheed Constellation passenger airliner and the de Haviland Comet Date: circa 1953

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C G-BDIV

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C G-BDIV
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C G-BDIV, of DAN-AIR, at Newcastle Airport. Date: 1977

Background imageComet Collection: Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear - aka Coach NC883E

Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear - aka Coach NC883E
Neilson NC-1 Golden Bear (aka Coach) X883E (later NC883E), built by the (Thomass & Duncan S) Neilsen Steel Aircraft Co, Berkeley CA. at Berkeley airport around the time of its first flight

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C of Mexicana, undergoing maintenance in the United States. Date: 1960s

Background imageComet Collection: Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH. 106 Comet C. 4 XR398

Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH. 106 Comet C. 4 XR398
Royal Air Force - de Havilland DH.106 Comet C.4 XR398 from No.216 Squadron of RAF Transport Command, at an air display in the United States. Date: circa 1965

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C XA-NAP

de Havilland DH. 106 Comet 4C XA-NAP
de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4C XA-NAP, of Mexicana Date: circa 1960

Background imageComet Collection: Fish Street Hill and Fire-Brigade

Fish Street Hill and Fire-Brigade
Fish Street Hill looking south towards The Monument (far left). Date: 1835

Background imageComet Collection: A de Havilland Comet 2E - XN453 - RAE

A de Havilland Comet 2E - XN453 - RAE
de Havilland Comet 2E XN453 of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at RAE Bedford, used for radio and navaid testing Date: circa 959

Background imageComet Collection: Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696M

Percival P. 56 Provost T. Mk. 1 7696M
Percival P.56 Provost T. Mk.1 7698M (msn PAC-56-056), formerly WV493, at RAF Halton for an open day. WV493 was delivered on 28 October 1953, assigned maintenance serial 7696M for use at RAF Halton

Background imageComet Collection: Convair JC-131B O-53-7791

Convair JC-131B O-53-7791 (MSN 243), (the letter O denotes Obsolete), modified as JC-131B test-bed. Assigned to Aeronautical Systems Division

Background imageComet Collection: Messerschmitt Me-163A Komet

Messerschmitt Me-163A Komet
Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me-163A V1 Komet Prototype Date: 1940s

Background imageComet Collection: Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet

Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet
Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Me-163B Komet Flying Dog-Fight Seen Through a Gun-Camera Date: 1940s

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH-106 Comet IIIB / 3B

de Havilland DH-106 Comet IIIB / 3B
Bea British European Airways Dh-106 Comet Airliner Flying over Blackfriars Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral in Central London, UK During the Sbac Farnborough Airshow 1958 Date: 1958

Background imageComet Collection: Comet Ship

Comet Ship
Man Standing by the Door of the Comet Ship on a Lake Date: 1920s

Background imageComet Collection: de Havilland DH-106 Comet I / 1

de Havilland DH-106 Comet I / 1
The de Havilland Dh-106 Comet Prototype Flypast at the Farnborough Airshow in 1949 with a Crowd of People Watching Date: 1949



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