LEFT LEFT With a flower lei
presented to the Comet presented to the Comet
on its arrival at Honolulu on its arrival at Honolulu
on December 13, Comet on December 13, Comet
crew member Harold crew member Harold
Davies (far right) gets Davies (far right) gets
into the spirit of the into the spirit of the
occasion; his colleague, occasion; his colleague,
Mr R.V. Ablett, seems Mr R.V. Ablett, seems
rather less inclined to do
so. No major technical
snags were encountered
at Hawaii and the Comet
stayed for a few days
before heading off
across the Pacific for
Canada’s west coast.
BELOW The Comet
at Honolulu Airport,
with the distinctive
modernist hospital, the
Tripler Army Medical
Centre, on the slopes of
Moanalua Ridge visible
in the background.BAE SYSTEMS CNBAE SYSTEMS CP532-