De Havilland Comets accident

Title

De Havilland Comets accident

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

10 Jan 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:04:49

Description

Report looking at the de Havilland Comet, the first commercial jet liner, crashing in 1954 and the investigation on the structural problems following the accident and subsequent changes to aeroplane design. Speaking are Group Captain John Cunningham and Royal Aircraft Establishment Director Sir Arnold Hall. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Cunningham; Arnold Hall

Keywords

Air accidents; Aeroplanes; Air transport; Jet engines; Aircraft engineering; BOAC; Materials testing

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