Sixty-nine years ago, to the date, a Comet crashed in the Mediterranean Sea and changed the world forever. On April 8, 1954, a De Havilland DH 106 Comet plummeted into the water, effectively ending ...

Many of today's most iconic aircraft bear the names of those aviation visionaries who were instrumental in bringing them into being. The lightning-fast Sukhoi Su-57, for instance, was developed by the ...

On this day in aviation history, 92 years ago (September 8, 1934), the de Havilland DH.88 Comet took flight for the first time. Designed specifically for the MacRobertson Air Race from England to ...

The de Havilland DH.88 Comet set a world record by flying from Britain to Australia in 71 hours in 1934 A vintage British aeroplane that set speed records is to be rebuilt to flying condition after ...

The last airworthy original de Havilland DH.88 Comet, G-ACSS “Grosvenor House,” was involved in an accident during an airshow at Old Warden Aerodrome. The sole pilot aboard the aircraft was ...

On May 2, 1953, a de Havilland DH-106 Comet 1 was flying to Delhi, India, when it experienced a midair break-up and exploded. Investigators first blamed stresses on the aircraft caused by a severe ...

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A legendary British racing aircraft is headed for another chapter in it's remarkable flying career. The de Havilland DH.88 Comet was damaged during a landing at Shuttleworth, but it's future is ...

A pilot was taken to hospital after a plane involved in a "flying proms" air display crashed. The incident happened at 19:20 BST at the Shuttleworth visitor attraction, near Biggleswade in ...