Comet: A Great British Air Disaster

Comet: A Great British Air Disaster

2013
47min

The De Havilland Comet was the world's first passenger jet airliner. But less than two years into service, two aircraft blew up in mid-air, killing all aboard. PM Winston Churchill ordered an assemblage of experts to discover what went wrong - in the process, inventing many of the air crash investigation techniques still used today.

Comet: A Great British Air Disaster

Storyline

The De Havilland Comet was the world's first passenger jet airliner. But less than two years into service, two aircraft blew up in mid-air, killing all aboard. PM Winston Churchill ordered an assemblage of experts to discover what went wrong - in the process, inventing many of the air crash investigation techniques still used today.
    Released
    24 February 2013
    Runtime
    47min
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    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    DSP
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