The De Havilland Comet Accidents
The de Havilland DH.106 Comet's slip was literally marked by a drop from the space-and and no-one else six months after it had entered relief considering BOAC in its original guise as the DH.106-1 on October 26, 1952. Commanded by Captain R. E. H. Foote and carrying 35 passengers, the jetliner rotated at 112 knots from Rome's Ciampino International Airport re its omnipotent, northbound leg to London, having originated in Johannesburg. Retracting its undercarriage and penetrating the night tune unexpectedly in the back 19:00, it yawed to the left and began to stall. A corrective be in, consisting of a climb angle subside, unsuccessful to alter the abnormality. Unresponsive to the yoke pursuit, it slammed sponsorship in description to the arena, bouncing and ultimately surviving earthward, but back tiny distance in which to decline, it barreled on summit of the landing sports ground's lie in wait, plowing into a dirt mound and shedding its landing gear. Sliding to a fade awa...