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Historic Photo: DutchBird – made in Holland Boeing 757-230 PH-DBH (msn 24748) ACE (Gunter Mayer). Image: 954729.

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Handed over on August 26, 1957. BOAC introduced the de Havilland Comet 2E in the mid‑1950s as an interim jetliner while awaiting the more capable Comet 4. The airline operated four aircraft ...
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