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de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 · G-APDA · Dan-Air London

de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 illustration in Dan-Air London livery Illustrative image; it may differ from the actual aircraft.

de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4

COMET-6401Scrapped
RegistrationGBG-APDA
OperatorDan-Air London
3operators
0incidents
0accidents
0logbook years
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de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 built in 1957. Operated for BOAC, MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines and Dan-Air London. Scrapped.

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Technical data

First flight1957
Country of registrationReino Unido
MSN6401
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.

The full story of the De Havilland DH.106 Comet Compare this aircraft

Flight logbook

Under research

Aircraft chronology

1957
Built
Assembled by the manufacturer.
May 2, 1957
Delivered to de Havilland Aircraft Company
Delivered to de Havilland Aircraft Company as G-APDA.
Feb 24, 1959
Transferred to BOAC
Transferred to BOAC.
Dec 9, 1965
Transferred to MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines
Transferred to MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines.
Dec 30, 1966
Re-registered
Changed from 9M-AOA to 9V-BAS (still with MSA Malaysia-Singapore Airlines).
Nov 1, 1969
Transferred to Dan-Air London
Transferred to Dan-Air London.

Operators

1957-05-02
1959-02-24
BOAC
Registration G-APDA
1965-12-09
1966-12-30
1969-11-01
Dan-Air London
Registration G-APDA

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 · G-APDA · Dan-Air London. Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/COMET-6401 (Accessed: 16 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 · G-APDA · Dan-Air London}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/COMET-6401},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/aircraft/COMET-6401}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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