The de Havilland Comet was the world’s first commercial jet airliner — a 1949 British marvel that promised faster, higher, more comfortable air travel. Then in early 1954, two of them broke apart in ...
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 ...