In the latter half of World War Two, the War Cabinet sanctioned the
formation of a committee to consider a post-war world of air
transport. Appointed to chair the group, which included
politicians, engineers, businessmen and aircraft builders, was John
Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon (later Lord Brabazon of Tara).
This was an inspired choice, as Brabazon was the first man in
Britain to hold a Private Pilot's Licence. He had advocated and
promoted aviation in Britain from the earliest days. The Brabazon
Committee also had the foresight to embrace an emerging method of
propulsion: gas-turbine or jet engine technology. They, rightly,
placed piston-engines - which were quite advanced at the time - at
the forefront but made a case for the gas-turbine. This enabled
Geoffrey de Havilland and Ronald Bishop to begin building a
pure-jet airliner to be powered by engines designed by Frank
Halford. A very brave move from de Havilland and one that gave
Britain the lead over the rest of the world. The de Havilland DH
106 Comet aircraft made history as the first jet airliner to fly
and also as the first to off er a scheduled jet passenger service.
Even though more than sixty years have elapsed since that first
flight, the story of the Comet continues to excite and inspire.
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