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This object is on display in Commercial Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

Commercial Aviation
Object Details
Date ca. 1952 Country of Origin United Kingdom Type MODELS-Aircraft Manufacturer Minavia Models Limited
Physical Description Steel advertising model of a de Havilland D.H.106 Comet I four-engine jet airliner in British Overseas Airways (BOAC) livery of overall white and bare metal with blue and yellow trim. With stand. 1:72 Scale. Circa 1952. Dimensions Model: 10.8 x 40.3 x 47.9cm (4 1/4 x 15 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.)
Materials Overall - steel
Inventory Number A19590093000 Credit Line Gift of British Overseas Airways Corporation Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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