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Seconds from disaster. Season 3, episode 8, Comet air crash /

Two Comets, the world's first passenger jet aircraft, go down over the Mediterranean Sea in 1954. The British Government grounds all Comets and the biggest ever air accident investigation begins. Modern civil aviation safety stems from the findings.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Darlow Smithson Productions (Producer)
Other Authors: O'Collins, Martin (Producer, Director), Guinness, Peter (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Washington, DC : National Geographic, 2006.
Series:Engineering case studies online (video)
Subjects:
British Overseas Airways Corporation.
Aircraft accidents > Investigation > Italy.
Comet (Jet transports) > Accidents.
Aerospace engineering.
Aéronautique > Accidents > Enquêtes > Italie.
Comet (Avion de transport à réaction) > Accidents.
Aérospatiale (Ingénierie)
Aircraft accidents > Investigation.
Italy.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Two Comets, the world's first passenger jet aircraft, go down over the Mediterranean Sea in 1954. The British Government grounds all Comets and the biggest ever air accident investigation begins. Modern civil aviation safety stems from the findings.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Jan. 25, 2015).
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.).
Playing Time:00:50:13