G-ALYP  de havilland D.H.106 Comet 1                                 (c/n  6003)

                           

                               Here is the ill fated first production Comet 1 in formation with the two prototypes (G-ALVG,
                               c/n 6001 in the middle and and G-ALZK, c/n 6002 on the starboard echelon)
                            .  G-ALYP broke apart in the over Elba, Italy on 10 January 1954.
                               G-ALVG was used for structural testing and was eventually broken up in July 1953.
                               G-ALZK was scrapped in March 1957.