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XW626
1962 De Havilland DH.106 Comet C.4, c/n 6419
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XW626 @ EGLF - At Farnborough International 1978. - by kenvidkid
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XW626 @ EGLF - De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4(Mod) [6419] Farnborough~G 10/09/1978. Nimrod prototype. Taken from a slide. Closer view of the nose. - by Ray Barber
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XW626 @ EGLF - De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4(Mod) [6419] Farnborough~G 10/09/1978. Nimrod prototype. Taken from a slide. - by Ray Barber
Ray Barber
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Airframe Info
Manufacturer De Havilland
Model DH.106 Comet C.4 Search all De Havilland DH.106 Comet C.4
Year built 1962
Construction Number (C/N) 6419
Aircraft Type Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats 99
Number of Engines 4
Engine Type Turbojet
Engine Manufacturer and Model Rolls-Royce Avon 350
Aircraft
Registration Number XW626
Current Status De-registered
Owner
Owner Royal Air Force
Address ,
United Kingdom
User Comments
Geoffrey Hui, 2011-03-01 11:05:39
This aircraft lost its undercarriage in an accident in Madrid in March 1960 according to an article quoting an ICAO report reproduced here http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1963/1963%20-%202057.html
Geoffrey Hui, 2011-03-01 11:02:09
According to Flight International 12 March 1977, G-APDS was converted to a prototype trials NIMROD aircraft. The article includes a picture of the aircraft with nose radar fitted and in RAD livery. I looked up this aircraft on the web because I was a passenger on it in March 1963.

Said to have been scrapped at Bedford 1994; see http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=91478

Here is a photo link - http://www.airliners.net/photo/93605/