Maiden flight of world’s first four-jet airliner (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit World’s first four-jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, takes off for the first time Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Jet Airliner Makes Her Maiden Flight ENGLAND: Hatfield: Hertfordshire: Hatfield Aerodrome: EXT COMET - DE HAVILLAND JET AIRLINER De Havilland “Comet“ first public pre-view. Seen on runway dwarfing a D.H. 108. John Cunningham takes her up for firs trials. Seen taxi-ing and taking off. Pilot seen getting out after flight JOHN CUNNINGHAM - . War-time Zce Seen taking the new De Havilland “Comet“ jet airliner for first trials in taxi-ing and flight. Getting out of cockpit after flight de HAVILLAND De Havilland “Comet“ airliner first public pre-view. Seen standing on runway besides . Comet taken on taxiing trials by John Cunningham. Seen in the air JET PROPELLED PLANES De Havilland “Comet“ going f