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410 FLIGHT, 30 March 1961 The corporation led the world on May 2, 1952, when it introduced into service the Comet 1,the world's first turbojet airliner. Here " Yoke Peter " is waved away to make the world's first commercial jet flight, to Johannesburg . . . . . . to be welcomed on arrival by these colourfulVoortrekkers, seen chatting to Sir Miles Thomas Speed bird Anniversary . . . The Comet's fame spread, as did its routes. It was seen over the pyramids . . . . . and operated scheduled services to Tokyo . . . For ten years the corporation has frequently flownmembers of the Royal Family about the world. One such flight took the Queen and the Duke ofEdinburgh to Entebbe, Uganda, in 1954. The royal carriage was an Argonaut But after two years' airline service and three disasters it was withdrawn.The last Comet to arrive in London after the official grounding returns home from Rome, with only its crew aboard After the withdrawal of the Comet 1, development troubleswith the Britannia led to late delivery. There was a hiatus in BOA C's re-equipment during the mid-fifties and itscompetitive position suffered. After frustrating delays, which led to the ordering of Douglas DC-7Cs in 1955, theBritannia eventually went into service in February 1957; one took the Queen Mother to Fiji in September 1958
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