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DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)

Written by Kev Darling
Published by The Crowood Press in 2005
ISBN: 1861267339

DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1820741
1st. 2005. Hardback. Large format. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The design and operation of the first jet airliner. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and some colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861267339. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES)
Written by Kev Darling.
Stock no. 1813167
1st. 2005. Hardback. Large format. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The design and operation of the first jet airliner. Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and some colour. 208 pages including index. ISBN: 1861267339. Tiny indentation to lower edge of front cover else a fine copy.

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Front cover

Cover of DE HAVILLAND COMET (CROWOOD AVIATION SERIES) by Kev Darling

Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. The Start of the Dream
  • 2. Making it Real: The Comet Comes to Life
  • 3. Life and Times of the Comet: The Early Aircraft
  • 4. Life and Times of the Comet: The Later Aircraft
  • 5. Crashes and Consequences
  • 6. The Comet in Detail
  • 7. Operators and Operations
  • 8. Flying the Comet
  • 9. Comets for the Military
  • 10. The Nimrod
  • Appendix I: Comet Airframes
  • Appendix II: Comet Preservation
  • Bibliography
  • Index