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Old 08-29-2011 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by loubetti
Hint: They sit in museums today. It took just one crash and a poor economy to take them out of service. Y'a never knew that, eh? It's the truth though!
Actually, two crashes to take the Comet 1 out of service. Comet 2 and 4 served for decades longer, and RAF Nimrod served until 2011.

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