The identification code of which aircraft was G-ALYP?

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On 2 May 1952, the World's first scheduled service by Jet Airliner commenced with the departure from London's Heathrow Airport by deHavilland DH-106 Comet Mk 1, registered G-ALYP, and operated by British Airways predecessor company British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Enroute to Johannesburg, South Africa, the service stopped at Rome, Beirut, Khartoum, Entebbe and Livingstone. 2 May 2002 marks the 50th Anniversary of this historical event which revolutionized air travel, shrinking air travel time by nearly 50%. While the rest of the world looked on, and the queue began to form at deHavilland's plant at Hatfield, BOAC and deHavillands took ownership of the future of air transport. Early on, however, the first series Comet jets were beset by a series of catastrophic losses due to structural failure which was not fully understood at the time. Comet G-ALYP, which operated the first scheduled jet service, was among the early casualties, having crashed near the island of Elba off the coast of Italy on 10 January 1954. May 17 04, 4:55 PM

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