Comet C.4 XR397 which served with No. 216 Squadron. R.A.F. Transport Command. The type's slender fuselage is evident in this view

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Comet 3 / 4 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1954

The Comet mainplanes would have been retained in the D.H.111 but would have been mid-set. Illustrated is the sole Comet 3, XP915, which formed a step between the Mk.2 and stretched Mk.4

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland Comet 3 / 4 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1954

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod MR.1 / R.1 / MR.2 / HS.801 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1967

В первый полет первый прототип "Нимрода" (рег. N XV148) поднял ведущий летчик-испытатель фирмы "Де Хэвилленд" Джон Кэннингхем. 23 мая 1967г.
With is wings set higher on the fuselage, the Nimrod MR.1 more closely resembles the D.H.111's planned configuration

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker-Siddeley Nimrod MR.1 / R.1 / MR.2 / HS.801 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1967

De Havilland Spectre rocket engines (seen boosting a Victor's take-off) were envisaged for the D.H.111 and a family of spectacular fighters for the 1960s

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Handley Page Victor / H.P.80 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1952

General layout of the de Havilland D.H.111 Comet Bomber

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland D.H.111 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948

Features of the revised fuselage for the D.H.111 bomber: (1) H2S Mk.IX radar. (2) Fuel tank for 1,100 gal. (3) Fuel tank for 450 gal. (4) The 10,000-lb. weapon, shape simulated but similar to the eventual "Blue Danube" atomic bomb. (5) Stowage for 5,000-lb./6,000-lb. bomb(s). Alternative stowage for 18 x 1,000-lb. bombs, partly tiered. (6) Fuel tank for 850 gal.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: De Havilland D.H.111 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1948