de Havilland D.H.106 Comet C4  

The Comet 4C was the final production version of the extensive Comet series which began with the Comet 1, the prototype of which had made its first flight in 1949. The C.4 was the military version of the 4C. 27 Comet 4, 18 Comet 4B and 29 Comet 4C's were built. Five Comet C.4's were operated by 216 Squadron RAF between 1956 and 1975. The example illustrated below, XR395, was delivered on 1.6.62. It became a Comet 4C as G-BDIT on 1.9.75. It was cancelled on 20.4.82 and broken up at Blackbushe in July 1984.          

XR395             c/n 6467                United Kingdom

100 seat military transport first flown in 1959

Engine: 4X 11,500lb.s.t(5216kg) RR Avon 524                                                                          Length: 111'6"(33.99m)                                                                                       Height: 29'6"(8.99m)Wingspan: 114'10"(35.0m)                                                                                                 No.built: 5 Range: 3,225miles(5,190km)                                                            Cruising speed: 503mph(809kmh)Empty weight: 75,424lb(34,212kg)                                Maximum take-off weight: 162,000lb(73,482kg)                            

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