1958 Photo of de Havilland Comet 4 BOAC pre-innaugural flight Idlewild Airport for Sale

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1958 Photo of de Havilland Comet 4 BOAC pre-innaugural flight Idlewild Airport For Sale

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1958 Photo of de Havilland Comet 4 BOAC pre-innaugural flight Idlewild Airport:
$22.50

This is a 1958 News photo and attached news release for the pre-inaugural flight of the Comet IV.
The news release reads: Touches Down A British Overseas Airways Comet IV touches down at New York\'s Idlewild Airport the afternoon of Oct. 2. The British Jet arrived on a pre-inaugural proving flight from London via Gander, Newfoundland. Associated Press.
This pre-innaugural proving flight was 2 days beforeBOAC inaugurated the first regular jet-powered transatlantic services on 4 October 1958 between London and New York (albeit still requiring a fuel stop at Gander International Airport, Newfoundland, on westward North Atlantic crossings).
Photo measures 9\" x 7\".
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