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Thumbnail Filmstrip of BOAC COMET 60 Years scheduled Transatlantic w/Stand G-APDB 1:200 Scale IFCOMET-IDL-LHR-60-P Images
BOAC Comet DH-106 De Havilland G-APDB First Transatlantic regular scheduled flight with stand InFlight IFCOMET-IDL-LHR-60-P Scale 1:200
Inflight200 die cast scale models
Celebrating 60 years of the first scheduled transatlantic flight with three limited edition models:
-BOAC Comet G-APDB IFCOMET-IDL-LHR-60-P (this model)
-BOAC Comet G-APDC IFCOMET-LHR-IDL-60-P
-PanAm Boeing 707 IF701-IDL-LBG-1958-P
October 4 1958 saw the first regularly scheduled transatlantic passenger service with jet powered aircraft when two BOAC De Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 Airliners (G-APDB and G-APDC) took off almost simultaneously: from London Heathrow Airport LHR do Idlewild IDL (now JFK) in New York (this model) and from NY IDL to London LHR respectively.