The de Havilland Comet 4C G-BDIW made the last revenue flight of the type from London Gatwick Airport on 9 November 1980. Just over 31 years earlier, the Comet I prototype had made its first flight. Early development flying and initial in-service use suggested that Britain had a world-beating aircraft that would be built in large numbers. Unfortunately for de Havilland -- it was the Boeing Model 707 and its successors that captured the lion's share of the market for jet airliners.

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Aviation Screensavers » 17 screens of important WWII era aircraft

 17 screens of important WWII era aircraft, with colorful copies of period ads, cards, patches, photos, and manufacturer memorabilia. Includes images from the archives of NASA Langley showing many of the planes in their experimental stage.
Date: 16/01/2003 - View Full Info - Downloads: 4986 - File Size & Format: 2.5MB

Aviation Screensavers » 357th FG Screen Saver

 357th FG Screen Saver
Over 40 great photos of the 357th FG in action during WWII, courtesy of Merle Olmsted. Patch Art courtesy of Jim Harley. Put together by Pete Krueger.
Date: 16/01/2003 - View Full Info - Downloads: 3744 - File Size & Format: 2.77MB

Aviation Screensavers » Chuck Yeager Screen Saver

 Chuck Yeager Screen Saver
General Yeager has made available to the public a short animation depicting some of the highlights of his aviation career.
Date: 16/01/2003 - View Full Info - Downloads: 3620 - File Size & Format: 710.93KB

Aviation Screensavers » Memphis Belle Screensaver

 Memphis Belle Screensaver.

This screensaver contains images of the Memphis Belle's stop at GRC in 1943.
Date: 16/01/2003 - View Full Info - Downloads: 3695 - File Size & Format: 3.69MB

Aviation Screensavers » Supermarine Spitfire screensaver

 Supermarine Spitfire screen saver.
Slide show of 10 pictures from this legendary aircraft.
Operating System: Windows (not vista compatible)
Date: 16/01/2003 - View Full Info - Downloads: 4105 - File Size & Format: 453.82KB

Aviation Screensavers » Various aircraft from WW2

 This .zip file contains four different screensavers. Various aircraft from WW2 have been used to create the screensavers. There is 4 separate screensavers, each with different aircraft.
Author: Peter Tyack.
Date: 16/01/2003 - View Full Info - Downloads: 3838 - File Size & Format: 1.83MB

Aviation Screensavers » Vintage Plane Screensaver

 Vintage Plane Screensaver

This ITC screensaver contains images of vintage airplanes from the GRC archives (1942-1958).
Date: 16/01/2003 - View Full Info - Downloads: 3776 - File Size & Format: 3.05MB