Desc: A Great British Air Disaster: Directed by Anna Thomson. With David Dawkins, Philip Rosch, Andrew Lawden, Graham Braithwaite. The De Havilland Comet was the world's first ever passenger jet airliner, travelling faster than any of its rivals - it was the Concorde of its day and a feat of post-war British engineering. This fascinating documentary reveals the truth behind the series of horrific accidents, using never before seen archive, new analysis of the original accident reports and access to BAE Systems company archives.