[WorldKings – World Almanac Event 2022] 140th Anniversary of Geoffrey de Havilland's birth, founder of de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited (27/07/1882 - 27/07/2022)
25-07-2022
(Worldkings.org) Captain Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, (27 July 1882 – 21 May 1965) was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer. His Mosquito has been considered the most versatile warplane ever built, and his Comet was the first jet airliner to go into production.
WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.151) de Havilland Aircraft Company: World's first commercial jet airliner manufacturer
10-06-2021
(Worldkings.org) The de Havilland Aircraft Company Limited was a British aviation manufacturer established in late 1920 by Geoffrey de Havilland at Stag Lane Aerodrome Edgware on the outskirts of north London. Operations were later moved to Hatfield in Hertfordshire.
WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – de Havilland Aircraft Company: Produce world's first commercial jet airliner
20-07-2020
(Worldkings.org) de Havilland Aircraft Company produced the world's first commercial jet airliner. The Comet 1 prototype first flew in 1949.