In article ,
Keith Willshaw wrote:

"Spiv" wrote in message
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they still came up with the Comet, the world's first jet airliner, soon
after.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't: that honour goes to the Vickers
Nene Viking. Comet I was, however, the first into commercial
service (the Nene Viking being more in the nature of a trial run).

Regardless of the problems, Comet was in a different class to
abominations like the Tudor.

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