De Havilland DH.106 Comet crash, Jul 25, 1953, Calcutta W...
De Havilland DH.106 Comet accident on July 25, 1953 near Calcutta West Bengal, India with no fatalities.
- Date: July 25, 1953
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.106 Comet
- Location: Calcutta West Bengal, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Taxi
A BOAC de Havilland Comet 1 (G-ALYR) was damaged while taxiing at Calcutta on 25 July 1953, when its right side wheel bogies left the paved surface. Sources differ on the extent of the damage: one says the aircraft was written off and another says it was repaired. No fatalities were reported.