Comet: A Great British Air Disaster

The De Havilland Comet was the world's first passenger jet airliner. But less than two years into service, two aircraft blew up in mid-air, killing all aboard. PM Winston Churchill ordered an assemblage of experts to discover what went wrong - in the process, inventing many of the air crash investigation techniques still used today.

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Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
47 mins
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Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
47 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Feb 24, 2013
Season
2013
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
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0
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0
Producers
DSP
Genres
Documentary
Country
GB

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aviation50%disaster50%accident50%

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The De Havilland Comet was the world's first passenger jet airliner. But less than two years into service, two aircraft blew up in mid-air, killing all aboard. PM Winston Churchill ordered an assemblage of experts to discover what went wrong - in the process, inventing many of the air crash investigation techniques still used today.

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Japanese

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