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FS2004 BOAC Comet 4 Test. There was no prototype of the Comet 4 as such. The unique Comet 3 acted as prototype for some of the testing. The first real Comet 4 acted as the prototype for the definitive version and this aircraft was also the first production machine for BOAC. First flying on 27 April 1958 in this early version of the BOAC livery, it had a diffent cheatline arrangement and slightly different titles, unpainted pods and other details. The gleeming machine had by the time of its delivery in February the following year been repainted into the familiar variation of the classic BOAC scheme although it did retain the very slightly larger titles. Sold to Malaysian in December 1965 it was transferred to MSA exactly a year later. In November 1969 it was purchased by Dan Air who flew it back to Lasham as a spares source for its Comet fleet. Requires the DH 106 Comet 4 model by David Maltby. By Garry Russell.