10: The Comet
The Comet was the worlds first commercial jet aeroplane and those that flew aboard it formed the so-called JetSet. When they started to crash, the world of aviation changed forever.With John Chidgey.Links of potential interest: de Havilland Comet ASN Aviation Safety Database Flying back to the Fifties Frank Whittle Effects of high altitude on humans Material Fatigue de Havilland BOAC Flight 781 Disaster in the Air Non-destructive Testing Applications in Commercial Aircraft Maintenance Support Causality on PatreonEpisode Gold Producer: 'r'.Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.
