The Comet was the worlds first commercial jet aeroplane and those that flew aboard it formed the so-called JetSet. When they started to crash, the world of aviation changed forever.
With John Chidgey.

Links of potential interest:

• de Havilland Comet
• ASN Aviation Safety Database
• Flying back to the Fifties
• Frank Whittle
• Effects of high altitude on humans
• Material Fatigue
• de Havilland
• BOAC Flight 781
• Disaster in the Air
• Non-destructive Testing Applications in Commercial Aircraft Maintenance

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Episode Gold Producer: 'r'.
Episode Silver Producer: Chris Stone.