De Havilland DH.106 Comet crash, May 2, 1953 (43 killed)
De Havilland DH.106 Comet accident on May 2, 1953 near Calcutta West Bengal, India with 43 fatalities. Cause: Structural failure in flight through a...
- Date: May 2, 1953
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.106 Comet
- Location: Calcutta West Bengal, India
- Fatalities: 43
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Structural failure in flight through a thunder squall
The BOAC Comet was operating a scheduled flight from Singapore to London and had left Calcutta Dum Dum for New Delhi. Shortly after takeoff it climbed into a thunder squall, went out of control and broke up on impact near Jagalgori, about 24 miles from the airport. All 43 people on board were killed.