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de Havilland DH.106 Comet C.2

COMET-6031Scrapped

RegistrationXK696

RROperatorRoyal Air Force

2operators

0incidents

0accidents

0logbook years

0photos

de Havilland DH.106 Comet C.2. Operated for British Overseas Airways Corporation and Royal Air Force. Scrapped.

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Technical data

MSN6031

VerificationPending check against the official civil register

The model · De Havilland DH.106 Comet

Figures for the Comet 4 variant, the most representative of the family

Length34.0 m112 ft

Wingspan35.1 m115 ft

Height9.0 m29 ft

Range5,190 km2,802 NMWith a typical passenger load

Cruise speed810 km/h437 ktMach 0.76

Service ceiling12,802 m42,001 ftIt flies above Everest (1.4 times its height)

Maximum take-off weight73,482 kg162,000 lb

Maximum payload39,270 kg86,575 lbIts 81 passengers with baggage would weigh about 8.1 t; the rest is fuel and cargo

Typical capacity81 passengersUp to 109 in a high-density layout

Endurance6 h 24 minAt cruise speed, non-stop

The type first flew in 1949 (77 years ago) · About 114 units built · Production ended in 1964

Figures for the type, not for this particular aircraft: each variant and each configuration changes something. They are shown in both systems used in aviation.

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Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

Jan 8, 1953

Delivered to British Overseas Airways Corporation

Delivered to British Overseas Airways Corporation as G-AMXI.

Nov 14, 1956

Transferred to Royal Air Force

Transferred to Royal Air Force.

Operators

1953-01-08

British Overseas Airways Corporation

Registration G-AMXI

1956-11-14

Royal Air Force

Registration XK696

1966-10-27

Royal Air Force

Registration XK696

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BibTeX

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  title        = {{de Havilland DH.106 Comet C.2 · XK696 · Royal Air Force}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-10},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/COMET-6031},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/COMET-6031}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
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