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There's always something good to find in the 100 year Archive and today is no exception:
50 years ago today saw the first transatlantic passenger jet flight take place.
The landmark achievment was actually the culmination of a frantic race between BOAC and PAA to be the airline to make the history books.
In the end it was BOAC and the Comet 4 that took the honours.
Here's Flight's interesting account of the events as they happened ...
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Hi and welcome to the Editor’s Blog, I’m Michael Targett.
I joined Flightglobal as Editor in March 2007.
In addition to the aviation industry, I’m interested in digital journalism, online communities, social and business networking and virtual environments.
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