World’s first commercial jet airliner makes record flight (1949)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit The de Havilland Comet returns from its record-breaking round trip flight from London to Libya and back, 2,980 miles in six hours and 38 minutes Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: Record Flight of Britain’s Jet Air-Liner ENGLAND: London: London Airport: EXT JOHN CUNNINGHAM - . War-time Zce Returns to London air-port in the de Havilland Comet, the first all jet air liner, from Libya, climbs out of plane, speaks to crowd, JET PROPELLED PLANES. Shots of John Cunningham landing the de Havilland Comet at London Air-port, after record flight to Libya, in the first all jet air liner. LONDON AIRPORT. John Cunningham lands the de Havilland Comet at London after record flight to Libya, shots of him getting out of to crowd. Aviation Group Captain John “Cat’s Eyes“ Cunningham, Britis