events
South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.
Related Wikipedia articles
South African Airways Flight 201
1954 aircraft accident in the Mediterranean Sea
South African Airways Flight 201 (SA201), a de Havilland Comet 1, took off at 18:32 UTC on 8 April 1954 from Ciampino Airport in Rome, Italy, en route to Cairo, Egypt, on the second stage of its flight from London, England to Johannesburg, South Africa. The flight crashed at…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
De Havilland Comet
First commercial jet airliner, four-engined
The de Havilland DH.106 Comet is the world's first commercial jet airliner. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland in the United Kingdom, the Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949. It features an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 8
Day of the year
April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 267 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)